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Gaining Ground Women, welfare reform and Work (February 2002), June E. O'Neilland M. Anne Hill, National Center for Policy analysis, Women in the Economy
http://www.gppf.org/welfarereform_content.html

Extractions: Welfare Reform Welfare Reform Facts Resources Analysis Facts Federal Health Care Financing Administration Welfare Reform and Medicaid U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (links to federal reports and data) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State Welfare Reform Links State Georgia Department of Labor Georgia Division of Family and Children Services Resources Cato Institute Welfare and Workforce Heritage Foundation - Welfare American Institute for Full Employment American ... Welfare Policy Center of the Hudson Institute Analysis Agenda 2002: A Guide to the Issues - Welfare Reform (2002), Georgia Pubic Policy Foundation. Myths and Facts: Why Successful Welfare Reform Must Strengthen Work Requirements (July 2002), Brian M. Riedl and Robert E. Rector, The Heritage Foundation. Letter to the Editor (May 7, 2002) - A letter to the editors of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution addressing the assertion that a strong economy was largely responsible for the significant decreases in welfare rolls. Housing Policy and Welfare Reform (2002), Robert E. Rector, The Heritage Foundation.
Nat'l Acad Press Catalog: Evaluating Welfare Reform In An Era Of Transition
A thorough analysis of the available research leads to the identificationof gaps in what is currently known about the effects of welfare reform.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10020.html

Extractions: Reform of welfare is one of the nation's most contentious issues, with debate often driven more by politics than by facts and careful analysis. Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition identifies the key policy questions for measuring whether our changing social welfare programs are working, reviews the available studies and research, and recommends the most effective ways to answer those questions. This book discusses the development of welfare policy, including the landmark 1996 federal law that devolved most of the responsibility for welfare policies and their implementation to the states. A thorough analysis of the available research leads to the identification of gaps in what is currently known about the effects of welfare reform.
Issues
Links and background information on the federal budget from the University of Colorado Graduate School Category Society Issues Economic National Budget The level of state spending on social welfare programs is determined out the similaritiesand differences between costbenefit analysis and tax reform.
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/cwr/issues/budget.tax.html

Extractions: Back to Home In addition to changing Aid to Dependent Children, the new law, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) (PRWORA), significantly changed or reduced funding to other programs. For example, the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), another source of child care funds, was reduced by 15% to meet deficit reduction targets. Benefits to legal immigrants were eliminated. Supplemental Security Income to children with special needs, and certain adults, will be severely curtailed. States still have the option to provide assistance to these populations, but will have to do it with state funds. How to pay for these choices will impact state budget and tax policy. Index
MOE Analysis For 1999 Under The New Welfare Reform Program FY1999
welfare reform Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program State MOEAnalysis Reflects data reported by States as of 1st Quarter, FY 1999 (Charts),
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/data/q199/table-e.htm

Extractions: Reflects data reported by States as of 1st Quarter, FY 1999 Charts TOTAL STATE MOE EXPENDITURES IN THE TANF PROGRAM TOTAL STATE MOE EXPENDITURES IN SEPARATE STATE PROGRAMS TOTAL STATE TANF EXPENDITURES STATE MOE AT 80 PERCENT DIFFERENCE OF MOE AT 80% AND TOTAL STATE IN FY 1999 STATE MOE AT 75 PERCENT DIFFERENCE OF MOE AT 75% AND TOTAL STATE IN FY 1999 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Total GENERAL NOTES:
TANF Reauthorization Home Page -- An NCC Issues And Actions Guide
April 2002 The Republican Proposal for TANF Reauthorization An analysis (April2002); Testimony on welfare reform Reauthorization Before the Committee on
http://www.ncccusa.org/publicwitness/tanf.html

Extractions: An NCC Issues and Actions Guide for Advocates Get Involved! Earlier Action Alerts In 2003 ... In 2002 ... November 16, 2002, Update on TANF Legislation October 30, 2002, Action Alert on TANF Legislation October 3, 2002, Action Alert on TANF Legislation Pre-Labor Day Alert on TANF Legislation and Contacts with Members of Congress ... Action Alert: Reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Sign-Up for the TANF Electronic Advocacy Network! E-Mail Mary Cooper with your name, address, organization, phone, fax and e-mail address. Please use subject line: "Registration for TANF Network."
Cristal Verde Welfare Reform Articles / Analysis
to the President's signing of a welfarereform bill. welfare Repeal The Impactof HR 3734 on Detailed analysis posted by National Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.cristalverde.com/welfare/warticle.htm

Extractions: Misconceptions And Conflicting Goals Create A Plan Designed For Failure. Summarizes many of the conflicts within the new welfare legislation. We made an honest effort to reduce it in size but, no one could figure what to cut. Just go ahead, print it and read it at your leisure. Be warned, it is hard to put down once you start and you might driven to take action after understanding the consequences of the pending changes. (Franci Collins 4/02/97) Declines in Food Stamp and Welfare Participation: Is There a Connection? Urban Institute Report by Sheila R. Zedlewski and Sarah Brauner Food stamp caseloads have been declining almost as rapidly as the cash assistance caseloads. Between the August 1996 passage of federal welfare reform and September 1998, 6.2 million persons left food stamps (25% of the caseload). During the same period, 4.4 million persons left cash assistance (36% of the caseload). While declines were expected in Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation as a result of the strong economy and federal reforms that scaled back the FSP, these factors do not adequately explain the unprecedented decline in the food stamp program rolls. One Year After Federal Welfare Reform: A Description of State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Decisions as of October 1997 ." (May 28, 1998) By L. Jerome Gallagher, Megan Gallagher, Kevin Perese, Susan Schreiber and Keith Watson. It is available on the Urban Institute website in html format.
Cristal Verde Welfare Reform Information / Statistics
Provides data, policy analysis and links to welfare related sites of putlic and Providesdata for journalists and policy makers on how welfare reform is being
http://www.cristalverde.com/welfare/winform.htm

Extractions: The California Budget Project (CBP) was founded in 1994 to provide Californians with a source of timely, objective, and accessible policy expertise on state and local tax and budget issues. The mission of the CBP is to promote a better understanding of state fiscal policy issues in order to encourage the development of a healthy public sector based on a fair and equitable tax system.
Policy Evaluation Of The Overall Effects Of Welfare Reform On SSA Programs
The report provides a literature review, a review of welfare reform evaluations,a summary of State site visits to five states, a statistical analysis of the
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/policyareas/evaluation/welfare/Lewin/

Extractions: Skip to content The Lewin Group, Inc. "Policy Evaluation of the Overall Effects of Welfare Reform on SSA Programs", prepared by the Lewin Group, Inc. The purpose of this study is to design options for evaluating the impacts of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act on SSA administered programs. Evaluation options are developed for estimating the impact of the non-SSA reforms alone, and for estimating the total effect of all recent SSA and non-SSA reforms. The report provides a literature review, a review of welfare reform evaluations, a summary of State site visits to five states, a statistical analysis of the pre-reform period for national and state SSI disability application trends, and a statistical analysis of data from the 1990-1993 Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to SSA administrative data on SSI. The study presents a series of options for evaluating the impact of welfare reform on SSA programs. Documents available in PDF format:
Don Friedmans Analysis Of The NYS Welfare Reform Act Of 1997
Western New York Law Center. Don Friedmans analysis Of The NYS WelfareReform Act Of 1997. And now for more of Regulating the Poor (1).
http://www.wnylc.net/web/welfare-law/don-friedmans-analysis.htm

Extractions: Quick Site Search WELFARE LAW NYS Agency Materials Fair Hearings Federal Materials Links ... Litigation Western New York Law Center Don Friedmans Analysis Of The NYS Welfare Reform Act Of 1997 And now for more of Regulating the Poor: Summary by Don Friedman, CFRC TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION and NOTES EMERGENCY AID ... GLOSSARY INTRODUCTION On August 20, 1997, Governor Pataki signed the Welfare Reform Act of 1997, which had been adopted by the state legislature two weeks earlier. It represents the state's response to Federal welfare reform and a substantial reshaping of New York's public assistance program. The Act is about 125 pages long and difficult to summarize concisely. Many of the provisions are subject to varying interpretations, and, for many components, we must await state regulations and local implementation before we know precisely the form they will take. With these words of caution, the following is an initial effort to describe, in some detail, the provisions of the new law. Notes: (1) Glossary: See last page for a glossary of abbreviations (2) Scope: This summary covers primarily welfare changes mandated by the new state law.
Analysis Of The NYS Welfare Reform Act Of 1997
analysis Of The NYS welfare reform Act Of 1997. The 1997 New York State welfare Bill(S. 5788/A.8678) by Susan C. Antos Greater Upstate Law Project - 8/28/97.
http://www.wnylc.net/web/welfare-law/analysis-nys-reform.htm

Extractions: § 2 Amends the Social Services Law (SSL) 2(18) to include family assistance (FA), safety net assistance (SNA) and veteran assistance within the definition of "public assistance and care." Medical assistance, institutional care for adults, and child care granted at public expense are already in the definition.
NDSU Analysis Highlights Challenges In Welfare Reform
Hall, Fargo, ND 581055665. May 7, 1998. NDSU analysis Highlights Challengesof welfare reform. Many North Dakota residents currently
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/newsrelease/1998/050798/02ndsuan.htm

Extractions: 7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665 May 7, 1998 Many North Dakota residents currently on public assistance are unlikely to be able to find jobs that pay a living wage, an NDSU analysis and current labor statistics show. "In North Dakota, the estimated cost of living for an employed single mother with two children ages 4 and 6 is $511 a week. That equates to $2,213 a month or $26,556 a year," says Debra Pankow, extension family economics specialist at NDSU. "To meet her monthly cost of living, this not-so-hypothetical single mother would need to earn a take-home wage of $12.77 an hour." How does this scenario compare to reality? Job Service North Dakota reports that in 1995 the median full-time income for men ages 25 to 34 was $12.25. The median income for women in the same age group was slightly more than $10. Pankow says the $26,566 "living wage" used in this examples includes costs for housing and utilities, food, child care, transportation, and basic household and personal-care items. But it does not include costs for entertainment, birthday gifts or other gifts, toys, tobacco products, or alcohol. The majority of low-income North Dakotans enrolled in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program are single-parent families—typically single mothers, who eventually will need jobs that pay a living wage, due to the 60-month limit on welfare assistance.
Links To The World - Welfare
welfare Policy Center welfare reform information and analysis from the HudsonInstitute, the think tank that helped design Wisconsin's innovative welfare
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/links/welfare.htm
Federal Welfare Publications Of The Center On Budget And Policy Priorities
The Conference Agreement on the welfare Bill (This analysis examines the welfarebill vetoed in Outof-Wedlock Childbearing and welfare reform August 1995.
http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/fedwel.htm

Extractions: Publications Library Home Federal Welfare Policies Select a Subject... Publications Library All Reports by Date Federal Budget Federal Tax Federal Welfare State Fiscal Policies Social Security Poverty and Income Trends Food Assistance Health Minimum Wage Low-Income Housing EITC Immigrants S PECIAL R EPORT S ERIES: TANF Reauthorization Click here to view our special report series on TANF Reauthorization. Steep Domestic Discretionary Spending Cuts In House Budget Far Exceed Substantial Cuts In Senate And President's Budget
The Heritage Foundation: Research: Welfare: The Good Economy Versus Welfare Refo
This analysis showed that differences in state welfare reform policies werehighly successful in explaining the rapid rates of caseload decline.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/wm206.cfm

Extractions: When welfare reform was enacted, liberal opponents predicted that it would yield sharp increases in poverty even in good economic times; the effects of reform during a recession were expected to be disastrous. As noted, liberal predictions about the negative effects of reform during good economic times have been proven completely erroneous. Moreover, the disastrous effects expected of welfare reform during an economic downturn have, at least so far, failed to materialize during the current recession. The fact that welfare caseloads have, up to now, declined during the current recession is good news. However, a note of caution is warranted. The effects of a recession in increasing welfare dependence may continue for several years after the onset of the recession. Thus, it is possible that TANF caseloads will rise during 2003. However, the recent trends in caseload strongly suggest that, if TANF caseloads do rise in 2003, the increase will be quite small when compared to increases spurred by prior recessions.
Literacy Information And Communication System (LINCS) Policy And Legislation - W
Governors. welfare Information Network. A clearinghouse for information,policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform. The
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/policy/welfare.html

Extractions: Skip Navigation In 1996, President Clinton signed into law the The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) , a welfare reform plan that requires work in exchange for time-limited assistance. A new system of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was created, changing the nature and provision of welfare benefits in America. Moving people from welfare into work is now one of the primary goals of federal welfare policy. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 , signed by President Clinton in 1997 helps to achieve that goal by authorizing the U. S. Department of Labor to provide $2 billion annually in Welfare-to-Work grants to states and local communities to create additional job opportunities for the hardest-to-employ recipients of TANF. Low basic skills are among the most common barriers to employment for TANF clients. Research has shown that recipients with work barriers are less likely to find jobs, have lower earnings on average, and are more likely to lose assistance because of a sanction for program noncompliance than families without barriers. The law that created TANF expires on September 30, 2002. Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize the program, which will set the nation's welfare policies for the next five years. Congress is also considering some modifications to the rules and funding of the TANF program, including the rules that apply to adult education and training opportunities.
Welfare Policy Analysis By CBER-UTK
pdf document. An analysis of Postreform welfare Reentry in Tennessee, by KarieBarbour, Donald Bruce, and Angela Thacker, December 2001. pdf document.
http://cber.bus.utk.edu/welfare.htm

Extractions: A significant part of CBER's ongoing research effort is devoted to an exhaustive analysis of Tennessee's welfare program, Families First . Recent work explores the effects of new time limits on benefits and the extent to which those who leave the program eventually return to the rolls. Anyone new to the study of welfare policy in Tennessee should also consult the Case Characteristics Study and other summary reports posted below. Check here for future reports on work requirements, child well-being, and other post-program experiences for welfare leavers. Families First 2000 Case Characteristics Study , by William F. Fox, Vickie C. Cunningham, Angela R. Thacker, and Betty B. Vickers, December 2001. Prepared for the Tennessee Department of Human Services [pdf document] An Analysis of Post-Reform Welfare Reentry in Tennessee , by Karie Barbour, Donald Bruce, and Angela Thacker, December 2001. [pdf document] Families First 1997 Case Characteristics Study , by William F. Fox, Mark Boyer, Vickie C. Cunningham, and Betty B. Vickers, June 1998.
O'Keefe Library-Best Information On The Net - Welfare Reform
American Public Human Services Associationalong with useful links to socialwork, it also includes an analysis of the welfare reform bill.
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/welfare.htm

Extractions: Welfare Reform American Public Human Services Association along with useful links to social work, it also includes an analysis of the welfare reform bill. Atlantic Monthly on Poverty and Welfare an archive of articles from 1971 to the present, along with a collection of research-related links. Corporate Welfare Search Engine interesting collection, watch for bias. Homelessness an outstanding collection of texts and data, strong on the Catholic perspective. Poverty and Welfare: Understanding the Issues The Understanding the Issue section lays out the facts and policy alternatives, while the Public Opinion section offers a detailed profile of public thinking about the issue. Welfare Information Network - A Clearinghouse for Information, Policy Analysis and Technical Assistance on Welfare Reform. Welfare Reform Links from Yahoo Welfare to Work the official Dept. of Labor site with rules for employers, research and promising practices, links to individual state programs, tax credit info, and children's health insurance program and federal hiring info. Urban Institute Focus: Welfare Reform research and commentary, uses Adobe Acrobat for full text of reports.
President Bush's Welfare Reform Plan Leaves Millions Of Children Behind (CDF Ana
Leaves Millions of Children Behind (Press Release) President Bush's welfare ReformPlan Leaves Millions of Children Behind (CDF analysis) MWE Statement
http://www.cdfactioncouncil.org/analysis_welfare.htm

Extractions: March 14, 2002 President Bushs Welfare Reform Plan Leaves Millions of Children Behind President Bush claims that his welfare reform plan will get more parents into work but his plan does not invest in any of the supports that low-income families need to get and hold onto a job. The Administrations plan places big new burdens on the states and families but fails to provide the resources necessary to help families succeed in the move from welfare to work. On average, states will have to more than double the number of families engaged in work or face stiff financial penalties, but will have no additional resources. Work Requirements . The Bush plan would require that more families work more hours. Under the proposal families would be required to be engaged in a work activity for 40 hours per week a one-third increase from the current 30 hour requirement (20 hours for single parents with young children). In addition, the Bush Administration would require that states put 70 percent of their caseload in work, or suffer financial consequences. Currently, states have about one-third of their caseload in work. State Flexibility . Although the Administration claims that state flexibility lies at the heart of welfare reform, the Bush plan
Child Care
Equal Justice Fellow, welfare Law Center. JanuaryFebruary 1999 Clearinghouse Reviewarticle Child Care in the Postwelfare reform Era analysis and Strategies
http://www.welfarelaw.org/child.htm

Extractions: Child Care Childcare Collaborative Project Childcare and Welfare-to-Work Resources Child Care for Families Leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (from 34 Clearinghouse Review 527, Jan. Feb. 2001) TESTIMONY BEFORE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GENERAL WELFARE and COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S ISSUES , JANUARY 21, 1999, Submitted by Jennifer Light, Equal Justice Fellow, Welfare Law Center.
Welfare Reform Resources
CSAC welfare Information; The Legislative Analyst's Office provides an analysis ofthe Federal welfare reform Act's fiscal effect on California (Aug. 20,1996).
http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/wreform/resources.html

Extractions: Welfare Reform Bay Area Partnership for Building Healthy and Self-Sufficient Communities for Economic Prosperity is a public-private coalition of government, business, community, philanthropic and service leaders committed to developing a new, more effective approach to the way health, social, educational, economic and community development programs are planned, funded and implemented. HandsNet, a national human services network linking 5000 public interest and human services organizations monitors implementation of Welfare Reform by the states. The 1996-97 Governor's Budget for Health and Welfare as presented by the Department of Finance. CSAC Welfare Information The Legislative Analyst's Office provides an analysis of the Federal Welfare Reform Act's fiscal effect on California (Aug. 20,1996). The Legislative Analyst's Office produced an assessment of the Federal Welfare Reform Act's effect on California's General Assistance Programs (Oct.10, 1996). The California Budget Project (CBP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established to promote a better understanding of state fiscal policy issues. Their BUDGET WATCH, Volume 2, Number 5, addresses Welfare Reform. Public Policy Institute of California.

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