The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, otherwise known as PRWORA or the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 is an act that was created to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children which eliminated the transitional at-risk child care programs that were developed in that program. ... The bill requires that each consumer involved within the grant program follows a certain plan of action including: "engage in State-defined work once the State determines such recipient is either ready t...

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