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Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change Summary of a Workshop (1998) / Chapter Skim
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... For instance, 20 percent of the adult caseload and all child-only cases are not subject to the 5-year time limit on benefits under the TANF block grant, and some categories of immigrants are eligible for TANF assistance (e.g., refugees are eligible for assistance for at least 5 years, while lawful permanent residents are eligible with 40 qualifying quarters of work) .8 Workshop participants expressed concern that Revolution will complicate the measurement of program eligibility from national household surveys.
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  • block grant
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  • work experience
  • welfare programs
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