TANF Spending on Work, Education, and Training Activities

This figure shows trends in TANF spending on Work, Education, and Training Activities from FY 2015-2022 by region.

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TANF Spending on Work, Education, and Training Activities, FYs 2015-2022

Note: Total state TANF spending includes both expenditures and transfers for federal TANF funds and expenditures of state maintenance of effort funds, as reported by states in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Form ACF-196R.

Definitions

Work, Education, and Training Activities: Payments to employers or third parties to cover the costs of employee wages, benefits, supervision, or training, job search assistance, and job readiness services. Expenditures on education and training activities, including secondary education, job skills training, and post-secondary education.