Summary of 2007 changes to Oregon's TANF program

HB 2469, enacted by the 2007 Legislative Assembly, overhauled Oregon's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Read OCPP's summary of the key provisions contained in HB 2469.

Click here for the text of HB 2469.

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OCPP TANF reports

Issue Brief, March 14, 2007. Opportunities for Improving Oregon's TANF Program: A Checklist comparing HB 2469 and HB 2180 on nine key policy options. Oregon must increase the share of TANF recipients who are employed or participating in job readiness activities as outlined in new federal rules, by Michael Leachman and Sara Merten.

CenterPoints, February 2007. Time to Invest in Poor Children and Their Families, by Michael Leachman.

Fact Sheet, February 7, 2007. HB 2469: The Best Starting Point for Redesigning Oregon's TANF Program

Report, September 12, 2005. The TANF Shell Game: Oregon uses funds for helping poor families be self-sufficient to cover other budget holes.

Issue Brief, May 3, 2002. TANF Reauthorization: Why the Administration's Welfare Proposal would Hurt Oregon, by Michael Leachman.

Report, February 13, 2002. Improving the TANF Program for Legal Immigrants: Recommendations based on the Oregon experience, by Michael Leachman, with Amy Stork and Lorey Freeman.

Report, August 1998. Comparing Recent Declines in Oregon's Cash Assistance Caseload with Trends in the Poverty Population, by ECONorthwest for the OCPP.

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Other TANF-related materials

Download "Recent Federal TANF Changes and What They Mean for Families and for States" (PDF), a presentation to Oregon legislators, media, and advocates, February 8, 2007, by Liz Schott of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Link to list of reports from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Center for Law and Social Policy we found useful during the 2007 legislative session.

Slides that accompanied OCPP's March 9, 2007 testimony to the
House Committee on Human Services and Women's Wellness:

 

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