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It has been twenty years since traditional welfare was reformed into TANF. After researching the current state of TANF and Welfare Reform, discuss in a 3-5 page (written material) APA formatted paper, the changes that have occurred and if they have met the original goals of moving people away from poverty. Also discuss how societal stigma and oppression continue to be an effect of TANF. Finally, include your own analysis of potential changes of policy for the future. Please follow Research Rubric attached below.
Resources for Assessment:
- 20 Years Later, Welfare Overhaul Resonates for Families and Candidates (Links to an external site.)
- 20 Years Since Welfare's Overhaul, Results Are Mixed (Links to an external site.)
This activity is matched to the following Learning Outcomes: Explain cultural norms and experiences that lead to stratification in society and different levels of vulnerability, Discuss the deficits and strengths of different vulnerable client populations, Write clearly, concisely, and appropriately using correct English grammar, punctuation, usage, mechanics, sentence structure, and vocabulary, and Use appropriate APA format for scholarly writings.
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TANF Assignment; Paper Outline
Introduction
A brief introduction of the paper.
The changes that have occurred
Numerous changes have occurred as a result of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF).
TANF has led to most of the initial beneficiaries of traditional welfare getting jobs.
Therefore, this means that the statuses of these people have changed in that they no longer
depend on the government's financial aid to sustain themselves and their families.
There is also a change in the percentage of poor families that receive financial assistance
from the government.
The change in percentage has been attributed to the flexibility that was bestowed on states.
States can now decide how to use their welfare dollars and even the families that such
financial aid is given, contrary to what existed before the TANF.
TANF program has also brought the change of qualifications intervals.
Initially, people could qualify for government financial aid for as long as they have a
meaningful income.
With TANF, individuals today do not qualify for financial aid from the government for more
than one year consecutively and a maximum of five years.
There has also been a change in how welfare money is spent.
Whether original goals of TANF have been met
Close scrutiny asserts that TANF and its changes have not met the original goals of moving
people away from poverty.
This is because families who are not among those who got employment continue to suffer in
poverty, and this was also noted by Fessler and Lehman and Haberman.
Haberman also indicates that poverty levels have not decreased in the United States despite
the introduction of TANIF that overhauled traditional welfare.
The effects of TANIF; societal stigma and oppression
Haberman has noted that one of the effects of TANIF is oppression.
This is because beneficiaries of TANIF tend to be oppressed even after getting employment.
He notes that such employees are paid meager wages, making it hard for them to cater to
personal needs and maintain their families.
TANIF welfare also has the effects of societal stigma.
The beneficiaries of welfare are viewed as indolent, as most of the taxpayin...
