Federal Administration For Children & Families Selects Five States To Launch TANF Pilots With New Outcomes Measurement

On September 25, 2025, the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced that it had selected Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, and Virginia to participate in its redesigned Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) pilot to test new outcomes measurement. The TANF pilot program had a scheduled launch date of October 1, 2025. Over six years, the participating states will replace the current TANF Work Participation Rate (WPR) with methods to capture data such as employment outcomes, earnings growth, and reduced participant reliance on cash assistance, Medicaid, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

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