US. sets state welfare guidelines on work E state money, to avoid the work officials welcomed the new from Wi sociation, which could use their own money to con- tinue cash assistance payments to families that reach he five-year limit. “The law ended a 613 fed. eral ‘of cash assistance for the nation's poorest children programs, Under the law, each stale receives a lump sum of federal money, : But to help preserve the social safety net, Congress required states to continue 5 their own money as well. of the next six years, states must spend at least 75 percent to BO of what they spent on welfare in 1994. “th addition, i states wantto tp 2; Reise tay mest spend 100 of what they spent on wel- programs in 1994 *