If you count unspent millions, high denial rate and mysterious …
Oct 16, 2024 · Mississippi currently only spends about 5% of its roughly $86.5 million annual TANF award on cash payments to needy families, making it one of just 14 states that spend …
House holds hearing on ‘abuse’ of welfare funds after Mississippi …
Attention was brought to TANF misspending after Mississippi’s 2020 scandal involving Favre and others, in which Mississippi’s government took over $77 million from the welfare program and...
Welfare agency settles with eight defendants in fraud lawsuit
Aug 27, 2024 · Mississippi Department of Human Services has paid Jones Walker, the law firm bringing the litigation, nearly $1.5 million in TANF funds since 2022, according to the state’s …
MS Welfare director, advocates, recommend changes to TANF …
Oct 17, 2024 · Among chief concerns expressed at a TANF hearing held at the state capitol Tuesday, Mississippi Department of Human Services officials and reform advocates both want …
Mississippi Is Paying Lawyers TANF Funds to Recover Misspent TANF …
May 18, 2023 · The State of Mississippi has used nearly $2 million in federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families welfare funds to pay auditors and lawyers as part of its effort to …
Federal lawmakers offer TANF reform package after Mississippi ... - WDAM
Mar 18, 2024 · Federal lawmakers offer TANF reform package after Mississippi scandal. White said he praises the federal lawmakers’ decision, claiming that the time to protect how welfare …
Mississippi welfare scandal inspires national safety net …
Feb 6, 2024 · Much of the scrutiny around Mississippi’s spending relates to a state rule that allows non-cash TANF programs to serve families who earn up to 350% of the federal poverty line — …
Brett Favre testifies in Congressional hearing on TANF reform
Sep 24, 2024 · Mississippi's welfare scandal was at the center of a congressional hearing on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families reform Tuesday. Brett Favre was among the …
Mississippi lawmakers hold hearing on TANF reform - WJTV
Oct 16, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Senate and Democratic Caucuses held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the misuse of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families …
Welfare misuse scandal highlights wealth divide in Mississippi
Jan 3, 2023 · In 2021, Mississippi increased its TANF payments by $90 per month, per family — the state’s first increase since 1999 — at Anderson’s recommendation.