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RI Works Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

FACT SHEET: The Truth about the RI Works Program

ISSUE BRIEF: The Basics of the RI Works Program  

TESTIMONY: DHS Proposed Rules Hearing: March 29, 2011

MEDIA: Plan to curtail welfare benefit draws opponents (Providence Journal, 3.30.11)

LEGISLATION SUMMARY: Legislation to Improve the RI Works Program

SNAPSHOT: RI Safety net fails children and families (3.11)

SNAPSHOT: Rhode Island’s Cash Assistance Caseload Experienced Steepest Decline in the Nation During Recession (2.1.11)
The decline of caseloads in RI Works, our state's cash assistance program, is striking, particularly during this recession. This snapshot briefly describes how Rhode Island's caseload decline compares to other states, according to a new national study.  

Click here if you are a provider or a family looking for information on applying for a hardship extension.
Click here if you are a provider or family looking for information on eligibility for RI Works and other government assistance programs.
Click here if you would like to access information on the RI Works (previously knows as Family Independence Program) prior to 2011.


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