Welfare

CHN opposes cuts to human needs programs, including TANF and the Social Services Block Grant. CHN supports improvements and expansions in mandatory programs such as Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Affordable Care Act, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and child nutrition services, unemployment insurance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and child welfare and family support programs. These programs provide essential services, with special attention to the needs of people with low incomes, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities. CHN opposes policies that give states incentives to take away income assistance from people via changes to TANF.