Pennsylvania hasn't raised monthly Tanf payments to families since 1990 – and inflation makes their value even lower

The monthly maximum Tanf benefit for a single-parent family with two children

Monthly benefits

haven’t changed since 1990

$400

$403

300

200

$194

Adjusting for inflation,

that $403 is worth

half as much in 2021

100

0

1990

2000

2010

2020

Monthly benefits

haven’t changed since 1990

$400

$403

300

200

$194

Adjusting for inflation,

that $403 is worth

half as much in 2021

100

0

1990

2000

2010

2020

Monthly benefits

haven’t changed since 1990

$400

$403

Adjusting for inflation,

that $403 is worth

half as much in 2021

300

200

$194

100

0

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Monthly benefits

haven’t changed since 1990

$400

$403

Adjusting for inflation,

that $403 is worth

half as much in 2021

300

200

$194

100

0

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Monthly benefits

haven’t changed since 1990

$400

$403

Adjusting for inflation,

that $403 is worth

half as much in 2021

300

200

$194

100

0

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020