Brief How are TANF Dollars Spent? Urban Institute Display Date May 17, 2002 File File Download Report (47.56 KB) Distribution of federal and state welfare spending, 1996 and 2000 (in 2000 dollars). Research Areas Economic mobility and inequality Social safety net Taxes and budgets Tags Fiscal policy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State programs, budgets State and local tax issues Policy Centers Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population