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Agency Department of Social Services (765)
Measure Name Percentage of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants engaged in a work activity (TANF Work Participation Rate)
Measure Last Modified
05-13-2025 01:59 p.m.
Measure Last Published
09-04-2024 04:33 p.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
Data Source: Starting in 2022, the measure data come from client employment services data tables in the Virginia Case Management System (VaCMS). The percentage is the number of work-eligible individuals who are enrolled in the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) program and participating in countable work activities (employment, job search/job readiness, or vocational education/basic education/GED) divided by the total number of VIEW participants.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative Priority Strategy
Workforce Supply and Demand Align Virginia’s workforce to meet current and anticipated employer demands with career pathways and training solutions for dislocated, underemployed, and future workers.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code Service Area Name
45212 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Employment Services
46010 Local Staff and Operations
Targets and Baselines
Name Date Result Note
Baseline 06-30-2022 9.3 As of June 30, 2022, when the baseline was measured, the TANF program had still not lifted work requirements for VIEW enrollees following the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Short Target 2025 12-31-2025 75.0
Long Target 2027 12-31-2027 85.0
Results
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Note
2022 0.0 9.3 35.7 30.4 TANF work requirements waived during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
2023 50.9 62.0 64.6 65.6 TANF work requirements reinstated in early 2023.
2024 68.6 64.3 65.3 65.3
2025 68.1 67.6 68.5
Measure ID 76545212.001.002
Measure Class Agency Key
Measure Type Outcome
Year Type Calendar
Preferred Trend Increase
Frequency Quarterly
Statistical Unit percent of TANF participants
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