Financially Supporting Families, with Aditi Shrivastava

On today’s episode we spoke with Aditi Shrivastava, deputy director of income security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, known widely as TANF. We talked about the proposed new rule for regulating how states use this program, a new test of how to measure success, and we also discuss the many guaranteed income projects that have popped up around the country.

Reading Room

Rule-a-Palooza! Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with Ashley Burnside
https://imprintnews.org/podcast/temporary-assistance-needy-families-ashley-burnside

Support Grows For No-Strings-Attached Cash For Families To Prevent Foster Care Removals
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/support-grows-for-no-strings-attached-cash-for-families-to-prevent-foster-care-removals/243395

Feds Begin Test of Welfare Work Requirements
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/feds-begin-test-welfare-work-requirements/250920

Here’s What Happens When You Give People Free Money
https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altmans-big-basic-income-study-is-finally-out/