Also on the chopping block under the governor’s plan is more than $24 million for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, which provides help paying for food, shelter, utilities and other expenses for pregnant women and families with children. The Rauner administration says that reduction is also due to a drop in caseload — from 47,200 in 2015 to 29,700 in 2017. Opponents questioned whether a new state system has contributed to that decline.