Comments on: New Report Shows Recipients Ill-Served By TANF http://www.makingjusticereal.org/new-report-shows-recipients-ill-served-by-tanf The official blog of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Smith http://www.makingjusticereal.org/new-report-shows-recipients-ill-served-by-tanf/comment-page-1#comment-1029 Jonathan Smith Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:11:44 +0000 http://www.makingjusticereal.org/?p=610#comment-1029 The District does pass-thru to the family the first $150 of child support collected. This can make a significant difference given the low TANF payment. Unfortunately, the District has not taken advantage of federal options that would permit the expansion of the pass-thru. The District does pass-thru to the family the first $150 of child support collected. This can make a significant difference given the low TANF payment. Unfortunately, the District has not taken advantage of federal options that would permit the expansion of the pass-thru.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.makingjusticereal.org/new-report-shows-recipients-ill-served-by-tanf/comment-page-1#comment-1028 uberVU - social comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:07:43 +0000 http://www.makingjusticereal.org/?p=610#comment-1028 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by LegalAidDC: New Report Shows Recipients Ill-Served By TANF: Perspectives on Strengthening Welfare-to-Work see: http://tinyurl.com/yj3mq8t... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Beverly http://www.makingjusticereal.org/new-report-shows-recipients-ill-served-by-tanf/comment-page-1#comment-1027 Beverly Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:02:41 +0000 http://www.makingjusticereal.org/?p=610#comment-1027 Does this report explore whether DC is one of the entities that confiscate a family's child support when they receive TANF? The requirement to cooperate with support enforcement is so that the "state" can "recoup its losses" by taking the support owed the family by an absent parent. It also has nothing to do with the actual needs of the family or helping them become self sufficient. Often that support would be what family needs to push them over the edge to having their basic needs met, but that money "belongs" to the state for the pittance they then turn over to the family. Does this report explore whether DC is one of the entities that confiscate a family’s child support when they receive TANF? The requirement to cooperate with support enforcement is so that the “state” can “recoup its losses” by taking the support owed the family by an absent parent. It also has nothing to do with the actual needs of the family or helping them become self sufficient. Often that support would be what family needs to push them over the edge to having their basic needs met, but that money “belongs” to the state for the pittance they then turn over to the family.

]]> By: Joni Podschun http://www.makingjusticereal.org/new-report-shows-recipients-ill-served-by-tanf/comment-page-1#comment-1026 Joni Podschun Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:38:52 +0000 http://www.makingjusticereal.org/?p=610#comment-1026 Great post! Thanks for laying out the injustice of full family sanctions, especially given poor program implementation. I'd love to see a follow-up post with more information about the policy and research on the negative impact of sanctions on food security, housing stability, children, etc. It would be great to get everyone on the same page and prevent another battle over the use of harsher policies. Great post! Thanks for laying out the injustice of full family sanctions, especially given poor program implementation.

I’d love to see a follow-up post with more information about the policy and research on the negative impact of sanctions on food security, housing stability, children, etc. It would be great to get everyone on the same page and prevent another battle over the use of harsher policies.

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