Nebraska Denies Emergency Assistance to 90% of Poor Families
By Eric Galatas
(Excerpt)
In 2019, for every 100 Nebraska families living in poverty, only 17 were getting cash assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, program. Ashley Burnside, a policy analyst with the Center for Law and Social Policy, explained that states gradually have been closing the door to federal funds, even during the pandemic.
“States have changed the eligibility requirements for the program,” she said, “and it’s become harder and harder for parents to access the program – despite there being a high level of financial need in the state.”
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Source URL: https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-05/welfare-reform/nebraska-denies-emergency-assistance-to-90-of-poor-families/a77259-1
