Welfare Rules Databook and Database

The Welfare Rules Database (WRD) is the primary source of data on state TANF policies nationwide, providing a detailed, longitudinal account of the changes in welfare rules in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s the only resource of its kind for tracking state-specific rules, enabling users to query rules directly through a point-and-click interface that spans 30 TANF policy areas. Access the database.

The annual Welfare Rules Databook provides tables containing key Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) policies for each state, as well as longitudinal tables describing selected state policies from 1996 onward, derived from the Welfare Rules Database.

• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2015
  Elissa Cohen, Sarah Minton, Megan Thompson, Elizabeth Crowe, Linda Giannarelli
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2014
  Erika Huber, Elissa Cohen, Amanda Briggs, David Kassabian
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2013
  Erika Huber, David Kassabian, Elissa Cohen
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2012
  David Kassabian, Erika Huber, Elissa Cohen, Linda Giannarelli
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2011
  David Kassabian, Anne Whitesell, Erika Huber
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2010
  David Kassabian, Tracy Vericker, David Searle, Mary Murphy
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2009
  Gretchen Rowe, Mary Murphy, Ei Yin Mon
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2008
  ​Gretchen Rowe, Mary Murphy
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2007
  Gretchen Rowe, Mary Murphy, James Kaminski
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2006
  Gretchen Rowe, Mary Murphy
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2005
  Gretchen Rowe, Mary Murphy, Meghan Williamson
• Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2004
  Gretchen Rowe, Mary Murphy, Meghan Williamson
• The Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2003
  Gretchen Rowe, Jeffrey Versteeg
• ​Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2002
  Gretchen Rowe, Victoria Russell
• Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2001
  Gretchen Rowe, Kevin McManus, Tracy Roberts
• ​Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2000
  Gretchen Rowe, Tracy Roberts
• Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 1999
  Gretchen Rowe