; (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) reduce child poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement of needy parents. . 11. Definitions related to use of funds Section 419 ( 42 U.S.C. 619 ), as amended by section 6(d)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Assistance The term assistance means cash, payments, vouchers, and other forms of benefits designed to meet a family's ongoing basic needs (such as for food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidental expenses). (8) Work supports The term work supports means assistance and non-assistance transportation benefits (such as the value of allowances, bus tokens, car payments, auto repair, auto insurance reimbursement, and van services provided in order to help families obtain, retain, or advance in employment, participate in work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), or as a non-recurrent, short-term benefit, including goods provided to individuals in order to help them obtain or maintain employment (such as tools, uniforms, fees to obtain special licenses, bonuses, incentives, and work support allowances and expenditures for job access). (9) Supportive services The term supportive services means services such as domestic violence services, and mental health, substance abuse and disability services, housing counseling services, and other family supports, except to the extent that the provision of the service would violate section 408(a)(6). (10) TANF benefit The term TANF benefit means— (A) assistance; or (B) wage subsidies that are paid, with funds provided under section 403(a) or with qualified State expenditures, with respect to a person who— (i) was a work-eligible individual (as defined in the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) at the time of entry into subsidized employment, such as on-the-job training or apprenticeship