TANF Reinvestment Project Resources
In 2015, the Oregon State Legislature authorized the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) to reinvest $28.8 million in savings generated from a decline in the TANF caseload back into the program. Known as the TANF Reinvestment Project, the effort involves implementing a variety of strategies to achieve five goals for improving results for children and families:
- Reduce the impact of the benefits cliff on participants when they become employed;
- Simplify eligibility requirements to strengthen family connections and stability for children;
- Expand family stability services;
- Increase flexibility in support services to prevent families from entering TANF; and
- Improve program capacity to provide strength-based, customized and outcome focused case management.
The TANF Reinvestment Project implementation will happen in phases, with the first phase beginning in April 2016 and the second in summer 2016.
Workgroups that include broad representation from local offices, the central office and partners have met since September 2015 to plan the implementation. The workgroups made recommendations for implementation of multiple pieces of policy and practice improvements addressing both the philosophical and technical aspect of the work that accompanies each of the changes. The TANF Reinvestment Steering Committee approved recommendations from each workgroup for the first phase of implementation in February 2016.
- Powerpoint materials
Questions-and-Answers
April 18, 2016
March 29, 2016 Q&A
March 15, 2016 Q&A
March 8, 2016 Q&A
Transmittals
Resources
TANF Reinvestment Project – Overview of April 2016 Implementations
TANF JOBS Re-engagment and Disqualifications
TNC ELI NAS Cheat Sheet Coding
Information Sheets
- Aligning the state and federal clocks that count time on TANF
- Easing the impact of the benefits cliff on families when parents go to work
Tools & Cheat Sheets