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A8a: States can halt the erosion of #TANF benefits & increase the benefits so that they support families getting back to work. Here are three policy recommendations: bit.ly/2L1u103 #IncomeMatters 
A8b: 1. They should reinvest federal & state #TANF funds back into the core purposes of TANF, such as providing cash to families living in #poverty. #IncomeMatters
A8c: 2. As part of this reinvestment, states should restore the full value of benefits lost since 1996 & reverse any cuts made during the recession. #IncomeMatters
A7a: 17 states & DC have increased cash assistance to families under #TANF since 2017. Still, states can & should do more as most states’ benefits remain extremely low: bit.ly/2U1iLow #IncomeMatters
A7b: Most states’ monthly benefits are below $533 which doesn’t cover the very basic need of decent housing for many families. States can do more to ensure that families don’t live in deep #poverty, now & in the future. #IncomeMatters
A7c: In addition, states have passed policies that help more families access #TANF benefits such as by repealing racist family cap policies & ending full-family sanctions when parents do not meet strict work requirements. bit.ly/2ZMQDIf #IncomeMatters
23 years ago, policymakers promised all families living in #poverty a better economic future by providing temporary financial support, along with job preparation & work support through a program called TANF: bit.ly/30jglnf
#TANF has fallen far short in fulfilling this promise, particularly in states where Black families are likelier to live. It can, and must, do better: bit.ly/30jglnf
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Our new blog looks at the 17 states (& DC) that have increased cash assistance to families under TANF since 2017: bit.ly/30jglnf
