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Is Drug Testing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Applicants a Good Use of Government Funds?

Author(s) -

Tinsae Gebriel

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

policy perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2377-7753

pISSN - 1085-7087

DOI - 10.4079/pp.v25i0.18352

Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , test (biology) , state (computer science) , welfare , business , aid to families with dependent children , state government , public administration , actuarial science , economic growth , public economics , economics , political science , welfare reform , law , local government , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , computer science , biology

In March of 2017, the Arkansas State Senate voted to make permanent its two-year pilot program to screen all eligible Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) applicants for drugs and test individuals suspected of using drugs. Proponents of the new law argue that it will deter drug use and save the state money through withheld benefits of otherwise qualified new applicants and those up for renewal that test positive and do not enter a treatment program. This paper examines the marginal cost and marginal benefit of drug testing TANF recipients to determine if it is financially valuable for the state of Arkansas.

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