Individual Development Accounts for TANF Families and Other Low-Income Persons.

Reviews P.L. 104-193, the 1996 welfare reform law, which allows States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for individual development accounts (IDAs) that are established for TANF-eligible persons. Covers Title IV of P.L. 105-285, the Assets for Independence Act of 1998, whic...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Poverty. Public welfare > Finance. Refugees. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews P.L. 104-193, the 1996 welfare reform law, which allows States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for individual development accounts (IDAs) that are established for TANF-eligible persons. Covers Title IV of P.L. 105-285, the Assets for Independence Act of 1998, which authorized direct Federal spending for demonstration IDAs, extending eligibility for these IDAs to additional persons with low earnings. Outlines Office of Refugee Resettlement 2002 projects to establish and manage IDA accounts for refugees.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.