United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-08-19 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-821 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821 P0b002ee1803a265a f:d05821 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821 GAO-05-821 Block grants Data collection Data integrity Federal/state relations Internal controls Performance measures Public assistance programs Reporting requirements State-administered programs Statistical data Welfare recipients Program evaluation HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant Other Written Product A33697 The debate over reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant has focused on work requirements and brought attention to the measure of TANF work participation. The measure is used to assess states' performance and determine whether a state is subject to penalty for not meeting TANF work requirements. The 2003 work participation rates ranged from 9 to 88 percent for the 50 states based on data they submit to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). To help Congress understand these rates, GAO looked at (1) how selected states are defining the categories of work activities, (2) whether selected states have implemented internal controls over the work participation data, and (3) what guidance and oversight HHS has provided states. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821.pdf GAO-05-821 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-821 Other Written Product GAO-05-821; Welfare Reform: HHS Should Exercise Oversight to Help Ensure TANF Work Participation Is Measured Consistently across States; Block grants Data collection Data integrity Federal/state relations Internal controls Performance measures Public assistance programs Reporting requirements State-administered programs Statistical data Welfare recipients Program evaluation HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant Title 31 Chapter 75 31 U.S.C. Chapter 75