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Tennessee Department of Human Services outlines TANF, SNAP and child-care programs to health subcommittee
Summary
Commissioner Clarence H. Carter briefed the Health Subcommittee on SNAP, TANF spending plans, child-care programs and related pilot projects, and said federal program changes are expected under the new U.S. administration.
Clarence H. Carter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services, told the Health Subcommittee on Feb. 1 that the department serves more than 2 million Tennesseans annually and administers federal programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
Carter said Tennessee receives a $191,000,000 annual TANF block grant and that the state budgets roughly $65,000,000 of that each year for direct cash assistance. He described TANF as a time-limited, workforce-oriented program and said recipients may receive up to 60 months of benefits in a lifetime. Carter told members Tennessee had a large unexpended TANF reserve when he arrived and that, under the TANF Opportunity Act passed with the administration’s support, the reserve is now “fully obligated” to contracts and is expected to…
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