The 1996 welfare reform law ended a fifty-year federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children.

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The 1996 welfare reform law, also known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), ended the federal guarantee of cash assistance to families with dependent children under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. It replaced AFDC with a state-run program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that provided block grants to states for assistance programs, but with stricter work requirements and time limits.

The 1996 Welfare Reform Law Ended a Fifty-Year Federal Guarantee