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California Received 80% of Funds for Illegal Immigrant Households While Americans Faced Stricter Rules

California accounted for more than 80% of all federal welfare cash assistance provided to households headed by illegal immigrants in 2024, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.

The report found that $759 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance was provided to 85,277 households nationwide in which a child qualified for benefits while a parent was living in the United States illegally. 

No state came close to California’s share of spending, with $617.5 million. The second-place recipient, New York, received just $47.5 million—less than one-tenth of California’s total.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, was created to provide temporary assistance to low-income families. TANF recipients are generally required to work and are limited to 60 months of benefits over a lifetime.

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