The Impact of Block Granting AFDC
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The Personal Responsibility Act (PRA), is the latest attempt by Congress to reduce welfare dependency. The PRA would convert the federal entitlement status of the AID to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) to state block grants called Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Returning the responsibility for social services to the states will promote flexibility in redesigning programs to get recipients off welfare. However, the legislation does impose eligibility restrictions aimed at behavior modification and is meant to reduce overall spending for these programs.
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