States Hoard Federal Assistance Funding Amidst Record Poverty Levels

Despite the national poverty rate making its largest upward jump in recorded history, states stockpile $5.2 billion in undistributed funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF). A collection of articles published by ProPublica in 2021 detail the regulations allowing for this discrepancy and the impact the…
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