State ISSUES –2017

SALT Legislative Proposals Updates—March 10, 2017 --

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SALT’s Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Results Report for the 2017 General Assembly Session

The General Assembly added $17.0 million in SALT proposed TANF program funding for Virginia families as follows:

• $4.8 million for a Child Support Supplement;
• $4.7 million for a 2.5% cash benefit increase;
• $7.5 million from TANF for community work training programs by Employment Services Organizations. Funding will help struggling mothers and communities; Comprehensive Community colleges tuition grants for Virginia students who were in foster care or a special needs adoption and are enrolled in a noncredit workforce credential training program in a community college qualify for payment of tuition and fees.
• $2.9 million--Consolidation of Locality Groupings for TANF – Combines Groups l and ll for the purposes of TANF cash benefits and uses Group ll rates for the new group resulting in an increase in cash benefits.