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Sponsor seeks to index ADC cash assistance to inflation; HHS flags TANF balance constraints
Summary
Sen. Danielle Conrad introduced LB588 proposing to tie Aid to Dependent Children (ADC/TANF) benefit levels to inflation; advocates urged passage to bolster family stability, while DHHS noted TANF balances and said the bill did not specify which inflation metric to use and requested further fiscal analysis.
Senator Danielle Conrad introduced LB588 and a committee amendment to correct technical drafting issues, saying the bill aims to better tie Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) benefit levels to inflation so that the cash assistance program preserves purchasing power for very low-income families.
Conrad cited historic context and numbers showing that, because benefits have not been regularly adjusted for inflation, a three-person household that would have received the inflation-adjusted equivalent…
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