The Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients tables provide demographic data on the age, gender, and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients.

Units of Response: TANF Recipients, States

Type of Data: Administrative

Tribal Data: No

Periodicity: Annual

SORN: Not Applicable

Data Use Agreement: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/order_forms/termsofuseagreement.pdf

Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable

Equity Indicators: Disability;Ethnicity;Gender Identity;Household Size;Race

Granularity: State

Spatial: United States

Geocoding: State

The TANF Financial Data tables compile Federal TANF and State MOE expenditures for reported by states by fiscal year.

Units of Response: States

Type of Data: Financial

Tribal Data: No

Periodicity: Annual

SORN: Not Applicable

Data Use Agreement: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/rpxlogin

Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable

Equity Indicators: Not Applicable

Granularity: State

Spatial: United States

Geocoding: State

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues TANF state work participation rates, which measure how well states engage families receiving assistance in certain work activities during a fiscal year. For work participation rate purposes, states include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the US territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. A state must meet an overall (or “all families”) and a two-parent work participation requirement or face a potential financial penalty. 

Units of Response: TANF Recipients, Work-Eligible Individuals

Type of Data: Administrative

Tribal Data: Yes

Periodicity: Annual

SORN: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/02/2015-07440/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records-notice

Data Use Agreement: Unavailable

Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable

Equity Indicators: Not Applicable

Granularity: State

Spatial: United States

Geocoding: State

The TANF program was reauthorized under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The statute eliminated the funding for the High Performance Bonus under section 403 (a)(4) of the Social Security Act. Nevertheless, the Department was required under section 413(d) to annually rank state performance in moving TANF recipients into private sector employment.

Units of Response: State TANF Programs

Type of Data: Administrative

Tribal Data: No

Periodicity: Annual

SORN: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/02/2015-07440/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records-notice

Data Use Agreement: Unavailable

Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable

Equity Indicators: Unavailable

Granularity: State

Spatial: United States

Geocoding: State

The Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project was the first major opportunity to use a behavioral economic lens to examine programs in the United States that serve families who have low incomes. Sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and led by MDRC, the project applied behavioral insights to issues related to the operations, implementation, and efficacy of social service programs and policies. The goal was to learn how tools from behavioral science can be used to deliver programs more effectively and, ultimately, improve the well-being of children, adults, and families with low incomes.

Units of Response: Unavailable

Type of Data: Administrative

Tribal Data: Unavailable

Periodicity: One-time

SORN: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/19/2022-20139/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records

Data Use Agreement: Not Applicable

Data Use Agreement Location: https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/information?projectId=100389&versionNumber=V1&title=Behavioral%20Interventions%20to%20Advance%20Self-Sufficiency%20Project

Equity Indicators: Ethnicity;Sex

Granularity: Individual

Spatial: Cities;States

Geocoding: State

The data tables from the OCSE Annual Report to Congress highlights financial and statistical child support achievements based on data reported by state and tribal child support agencies.

Units of Response: States

Type of Data: Administrative

Tribal Data: No

Periodicity: Annual

SORN: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/02/2015-07440/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records-notice

Data Use Agreement: No

Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable

Equity Indicators: Unavailable

Granularity: State

Spatial: United States

Geocoding: State