The Department and Health and Human Services announced the agency will issue waivers for the federal work requirement of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program considered a central facet of welfare reform in 1996 Thursday.
The Information Memorandum states that the agency will be issuing waivers for TANFs work participation requirements for parents and caretakers as a way to find new approaches to better employment outcomes.
While the TANF work participation requirements are contained in section 407, section 402(a)(1)(A)(iii) requires that the state plan [e]nsure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under the program engage in work activities in accordance with section 407, the memo, signed by HHS Director of the Office of Family Assistance, Earl Johnson, explained. Thus, HHS has authority to waive compliance with this 402 requirement and authorize a state to test approaches and methods other than those set forth in section 407, including definitions of work activities and engagement, specified limitations, verification procedures, and the calculation of participation rates.
The goal, according to the memo, is to improve employment outcomes by encouraging states to consider new, more effective ways to meet the goals of TANF, particularly helping parents successfully prepare for, find, and retain employment. HHS will also require states to provide a method for evaluation and monitor progress.
President Obama wants to let lazy welfare recipients sit around collecting checks, with no strings attached.
What a guy , you never have to work again, or look for a job,from the womb to the tomb..
Read more: Obama administration 'guts' welfare reform with new HHS rule | The Daily Caller
The Information Memorandum states that the agency will be issuing waivers for TANFs work participation requirements for parents and caretakers as a way to find new approaches to better employment outcomes.
While the TANF work participation requirements are contained in section 407, section 402(a)(1)(A)(iii) requires that the state plan [e]nsure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under the program engage in work activities in accordance with section 407, the memo, signed by HHS Director of the Office of Family Assistance, Earl Johnson, explained. Thus, HHS has authority to waive compliance with this 402 requirement and authorize a state to test approaches and methods other than those set forth in section 407, including definitions of work activities and engagement, specified limitations, verification procedures, and the calculation of participation rates.
The goal, according to the memo, is to improve employment outcomes by encouraging states to consider new, more effective ways to meet the goals of TANF, particularly helping parents successfully prepare for, find, and retain employment. HHS will also require states to provide a method for evaluation and monitor progress.
President Obama wants to let lazy welfare recipients sit around collecting checks, with no strings attached.
What a guy , you never have to work again, or look for a job,from the womb to the tomb..
Read more: Obama administration 'guts' welfare reform with new HHS rule | The Daily Caller
