Congressional Research Service, the number of families receiving payments under TANF was 1.0 million—a

decline of nearly 80%.

TANF benefits to poor families vary considerably across states. For example, again according to the

Congressional Research Service, in July 2020 the highest monthly payment in New Hampshire to a single

mother with one child was $862, while in Mississippi the highest monthly payment to that family was $146. In

part, these payments reflect differences in states’ cost of living. As reported by the Department of Health and

Human Services, in 1995 total spending on TANF was approximately $19 billion. Spending increased yearly

through 2001, then it was roughly flat at approximately $26 billion until 2005, then it increased again through

2010, where it peaked at nearly $35 billion. It then decreased again to around $30 billion in 2020. When you
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