Fiscal Highlights - May 2016
Legislature funds $57 million of new requests with TANF -
Stephen C. Jardine ( PDF)The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) administers the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program - a flexible funding source for states to assist needy families. During the 2016 General Session the Legislature authorized $57 million in TANF funds to assist Utah families in need. The list of items authorized includes:  Background: Utah receives an annual TANF block grant of $75.6 million. During the 2014 General Session, DWS indicated it had $107 million in excess TANF spending authority beyond its annual block grant amount. This additional spending authority is referred to here as TANF reserve. In response, the Legislature reviewed potential uses of this TANF reserve during its 2014, 2015, and 2016 General Sessions and authorized a total of $76.1 million for programs that qualified by meeting one of the four specified TANF purposes (see Table 4 in Appendix B of Workforce Services TANF Funds - 2016 General Session issue brief found at: le.utah.gov/interim/2016/pdf/00002205.pdf.) |
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