TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] Bonus to Reward States for High Performance - Final Rule [loose] [2]
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OCR Page 1 of 62receive a bonus, particularly among States whose baseline
performance was low.
G. Leveling the Playing Field
We stated in the NPRM that we believed that competition for the
high performance bonus should primarily reflect a State's welfare
to work strategies and should be a competition among States that
is objective and fair. We indicated that there are factors over
which the State has little control, such as the health of the
State's economy, the demographics of its TANF caseload and its
resident population, and State population growth. We asked if we
should attempt to develop adjustment factors in order to ensure
an objective and fair competition.
Comment: There were two comments suggesting that we level the
playing field to take into account such factors as economic,
demographic, and cultural differences. We did not receive any
specific proposals.
Response: We believe that by incorporating both absolute
performance and performance improvement measures, we have helped
produce a more level playing field for States competing for the
high performance bonus. Further, by changing from a percentage
increase to a percentage point increase to measure improvement,
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