US suspends funds for needy families in five Democratic-led states

Administration has alleged fraud in decision to halt grants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York

Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud.

The US Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, will require the states to provide extra documentation to access the funds.

The child care and development fund subsidizes day care for low-income households, enabling parents to work or go to school.

Temporary assistance for needy families provides cash assistance and job training so parents in poverty can afford diapers and clothes and earn paychecks.

The social services block grant, a much smaller fund, supports several different social service programs.