Assignment Task: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, (TANF) is a welfare program that is designed to help families who are on welfare become more self-sufficient. Political, social, and economic factors were considered and influenced this public policy. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was set into place to end the old welfare programs and to get states more involved with helping the citizens. According to the Center on Budget and Policy, the federal government's goal was to "end welfare as we know it." This goal made a huge political impact. (Center on Budget and Policy).The federal government provided a block grant to the states to use to operate their own programs. However, in order to receive the funds, states must spend some of their own money on programs to help the needy