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GAO Testimony: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Opening Statements by GAO Directors, Jeff Arkin, Kathy Larin, James Dalkin, and Seto Bagdoyan on April 8, 2025 to the House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Work & Welfare. Administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant annually provides $16.5 billion to states. Nationwide, state spending on TANF “non-assistance” services—such as job training and child welfare services—increased as a percentage of total TANF spending from fiscal year 2015 through fiscal year 2022 (from 40.8 to 44.2 percent). During that period, “assistance” spending, including cash payments to needy families, decreased as a percentage of total spending (from 27.2 to 25.2 percent). This statement summarizes GAO’s key findings from recent work related to (1) states’ reporting on TANF expenditures; (2) states’ use of TANF to provide child welfare services; (3) states’ use of data on job training and other services funded by TANF; (4) the timeliness of state TANF single audit reports and the extent of unresolved TANF single audit findings; and (5) TANF fraud risk management. Related GAO Work: GAO-25-108205. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Released: April 2025 Check out the report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-1... Get transcript: https://www.gao.gov/assets/880/876894... Learn more about GAO: gao.gov/about Check out the WatchBlog: gao.gov/blog Check out our Podcasts: gao.gov/podcast Follow GAO on Social Media: X.com/usgao Instagram.com/usgao LinkedIn.com/company/us-government    / usgao   Facebook.com/usgao Flickr.com/photos/usgao General Information: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. Mission: Our Mission is to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. We provide Congress with timely information that is objective, fact-based, nonpartisan, non-ideological, fair, and balanced. Disclaimer: The U.S. GAO does not promote or endorse any non-Government or commercial content appearing on this page. #GovernmentAccountabilityOffice #CongressionalWatchdog #USGAO