The enactment of TANF resulted in which of the following?

• A. A Significant Expansion of Federal Entitlement Programs.
• B. An End to Federal Unlimited Entitlement Programs.
• C. Elimination of Work Requirements for Welfare.
• D. Maintaining the Existing Entitlement Structure.

Answer: (B)

TANF shifts welfare from an open-ended, federal entitlement to a fixed, capped funding model administered by states. By replacing the unlimited entitlement of AFDC with block grants, TANF ends the era of federally guaranteed, unlimited benefits and gives states a set amount of money with rules they must follow, including work requirements and time limits. That change—ending the federal unlimited entitlement structure while adding work and time restrictions—explains why the correct choice is that TANF ended federal unlimited entitlement programs.