The Most Generous TANF Benefits Are Approximately

question 14

Multiple Choice

The most generous TANF benefits are approximately

• A)three times the federal poverty line.
• B)twice the federal poverty line.
• C)equal to the federal poverty line.
• D)below the federal poverty line but nonzero.
• E)zero.

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