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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007
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Organization(s): ASPE |
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators welfare dependence. The Indicators of Welfare Dependence report is prepared within the Office of Human Services Policy and delivered to Congress each spring. As mandated under the Congressional act, the report addresses the rate of welfare dependency, the degree and duration of welfare recipiency and dependence, and predictors of welfare dependence. Further, analyses of means-tested assistance in the report include benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; the Food Stamp Program, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The report also includes risk factors related to economic security, employment, and nonmarital births, as well an appendix with data related to the above programs. |
Published: July, 2007 |
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Green Book
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Background Material and Data on Programs within the Jurisdicition of the Committee on Ways and Means |
Author(s): Committee on Ways and Means |
Organization(s): Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives |
The Green Book is compiled by the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives from many sources and provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty, and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States. This web site contains links to editions available electronically. |
Published: June, 2003 |
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UI as a Safety Net for Former TANF Recipients
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Author(s): Christopher J. O'Leary and Kenneth J. Kline |
Organization(s): W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research |
This report analyzes whether former TANF recipients who lose their jobs apply for and receive unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and it describes the role of UI in TANF leavers' well-being and the types of employment deficits that might prevent their access to UI. This study uses newly available data linking information on both TANF and UI receipt to study the extent to which unemployed TANF leavers apply for and receive UI benefits, as well as the reasons they are denied. Analyses also examine how UI receipt relates to TANF cycling, as well as the relationship between TANF and UI caseloads. Data are part of the Administrative Data Research and Evaluation Project (ADARE), a consortium of states funded by the Department of Labor and managed by the University of Baltimore. The report uses longitudinal data from Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas. |
Published: April, 2008 |
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Marriage Measures Guide of State-level Statistics
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Final Report |
Author(s): Brian Goesling, Robert G. Wood, Carol Razafindrakoto, Jamila Henderson |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research, MPR |
Drawing on data from several sources, the Marriage Measures Guide provides policymakers and program operators with a broad range of state-level statistical information they can use to better assess the characteristics and needs of their state populations, identify high-priority target populations, and make informed decisions about the design and implementation of their healthy marriage programs. The guide is also a general resource for anyone wanting to better understand current marriage patterns by state or region. It is a collection of stand-alone reports for each of the 50 U.S. states, describing marriage, divorce, childbearing, and low-income children by family type. |
Published: March, 2008 |
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Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties
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Author(s): Jennifer Macomber, Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin, Dean Duncan, et. al. |
Organization(s): Urban Institute with subcontractors University of California Berkeley and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
A primary task for youth in transitioning to adulthood is sustaining employment to be self-sufficient. Studies of former youth who age out of foster care find that they generally experience unstable employment patterns and earn very low incomes between ages 18 and 20. However, less is known about whether these youthsÂ’ initial patterns of employment instability and low earnings persist. This study linked child welfare, Unemployment Insurance (UI) and TANF administrative data to assess employment outcomes for former youth through age 24 in three states: California, North Carolina, and Minnesota. Descriptive, multivariate, and trajectory analysis techniques are employed to describe employment patterns. Findings indicate that low rates of employment persist through age 24; Low earnings persist through age 24 though few receive TANF benefits; and youth show four patterns of connectedness to the workforce that may provide insights to program planners considering how to best tailor services to youthsÂ’ needs. |
Published: March, 2008 |
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Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services:
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Considerations Based on the CCDF and TANF Program Experiences |
Author(s): Gretchen Kirby and Andrew Burwick |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) |
Recent years have brought increasing policy interest in using indirect funding mechanisms such as vouchers to increase client choice of provider and to expand the array of available providers to include such groups as faith-based and community organizations. ASPE launched this study as a first step toward better understanding voucher use in two specific HHS programs — Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Need Families (TANF). The project's final report addresses the ways vouchers are integrated into these programs and the degree to which the use of indirect funding supports the policy goals of maximizing client choice and expanding the service delivery network. |
Published: November, 2007 |
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Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment:
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An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation |
Author(s): Dan Bloom, Cindy Redcross, Jo Ann Hsueh, Sarah Rich, and Vanessa Martin |
Organization(s): MDRC |
This first report in the evaluation describes the origin of the project, the rationale for the demonstration, the research design, and the four programs, as well as the characteristics of their participants. [This report is posted on the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) web site.] |
Published: October, 2007 |
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The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on Asset Holdings of Low-Income Families
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Author(s): Signe-Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe, Yunju Nam |
Organization(s): Urban Institute |
This report examines the effects of a comprehensive set of 13 welfare, food stamp, individual development account (IDA), earned income tax credit (EITC), and minimum wage program rules on the asset holdings of low-education, single mothers and families. (Low-education was used as a proxy for low-income and address fluctuations in income over time.) More specifically, this original analysis of extant data examines the effects of varying asset limits across state TANF programs, treatment of different types of assets, and state efforts to encourage asset accumulation among TANF recipients. |
Published: September, 2007 |
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Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits
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Author(s): Quinn Moore, Anu Rangarajan, and Peter Schochet |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) |
This report examines the employment patterns and income progression of single mothers and their families for two years after they exit poverty. The study found that 30 percent of single mothers were poor but then left poverty. Work effort was high among single mothers who left poverty: on average they worked for three-quarters of the subsequent two years following their poverty exit. Among this group of poverty leavers, 28 percent remained out of poverty for the next two years, 56 percent cycled in and out of poverty, and 16 percent reentered poverty and stayed poor over the next two years. Those who remained out of poverty tended to have higher paying jobs and more benefits (such as health insurance), and worked more hours than single mothers in the other two groups. The single mothers who stayed out of poverty also were somewhat older and were more likely to have more than a high school degree and to ever have been married. They were also much less likely to have a health limitation that affected their ability to work. |
Published: June, 2007 |
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Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services:
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Learning from the Goals, Uses and Key Elements of Existing Federal Voucher Programs |
Author(s): Andrew Burwick and Gretchen Kirby |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) |
This paper provides background information on understanding the use of vouchers in social services delivery. The paper summarizes the reasons for voucher use, presents an overview of how vouchers are currently used in public programs with an emphasis on HHS programs, identifies design and implementation issues, assesses what is known about voucher program outcomes, and outlines next steps for research on vouchers in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs. |
Published: March, 2007 |
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