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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Public welfare--Finance.

Public welfare.

Refugees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2004

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

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Individual Development Accounts for TANF Families and Other Low-Income Persons

Publisher Number:

CRS-2004-DSP-0646

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