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Shrinking the Public Safety Net or Helping the Poor Play by the Rules? The Changes in the State-Level Policies That Affected Low-Income Families with Children in the Welfare Reform Era: 1994-2002
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Aratani, Yumiko; Lu, Hsien-Hen; Aber, J. Lawrence – American Journal of Evaluation, 2014
Despite the claimed success of the 1996 Welfare Reform, little research using multivariate regression has examined changes in multiple public safety-net programs. Thus, we still do not know whether public safety-net programs for the poor have shrunk or increased nationwide, along with the sharp declines in cash assistance. Using state-level data…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Low Income Groups, Family Programs, Children
Means-Tested Programs. An Overview, Problems, and Issues. Statement of Jane L. Ross, Director, Income Security Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
Nearly 80 means-tested programs for low-income persons and families have been created by the federal government to help meet the needs of various groups. In fiscal year 1992, the federal government spent about $208 billion through these programs. Evaluation of these programs was based on reports by the General Accounting Office (GAO) and others.…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Poverty Programs
The Use of Transitional Child Care: Analysis and Recommendations for New York City's Program.
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Peck, Laura; And Others – 1995
New York City's Transitional Child Care (TCC) program, for families exiting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), has an application rate of 20 percent. This study sought to determine both the causes of the low rate and possible solutions. The situation was evaluated by means of surveys, interviews, analysis of data collected by the…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Enrollment
Effects of Mandatory Basic Education for Adult AFDC Recipients.
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Freidlander, Daniel; Martinson, Karin – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
A study of a program requiring participation in basic education by adult recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) finds only small education effects. Positive results from some sites suggest that a focused program effort may result in increased numbers of equivalency certificates and improved achievement test scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills