Welfare Time Limits: State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families.

Autor/inn/en	Bloom, Dan; Farrell, Mary; Fink, Barbara
Institution	Manpower Demonstration Research Corp., New York, NY.
Titel	Welfare Time Limits: State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families.
Quelle	(2002), (205 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Attitudes; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Disqualification; Economic Impact; Eligibility; Employment Patterns; Family Life; Family Problems; Family (Sociological Unit); Federal Legislation; Glossaries; Homeless People; Literature Reviews; National Surveys; Poverty; Program Implementation; Public Policy; Qualifications; Quality of Life; Social Science Research; State Action; State Agencies; State Regulation; Trend Analysis; Welfare Agencies; Welfare Recipients; Welfare Reform; Welfare Services; Georgia; Louisiana; Massachusetts; New York (New York); South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Dequalifizierung; Ökonomische Determinanten; Eignung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Familienkrise; Familie; Bundesrecht; Glossary; Glossar; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Armut; Öffentliche Ordnung; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Lebensqualität; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Staatliche Intervention; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Staatliche Lenkung; Trendanalyse; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	The effect of welfare time limits on families in different states was examined in a comprehensive study that involved the following activities: (1) a survey of state welfare administrators regarding states' time-limit policies and experiences to date; (2) site visits to five states; and (3) a synthesis of research on time limits. The following were among the key findings: (1) states have developed widely varying approaches to time limits; (2) although all states provide exemptions or extensions from their time limits for certain groups of families, the policies differ dramatically from state to state; (3) of the approximately 231,000 families that have reached the federal time limit or a shorter state time limit, at least 93,000 have had their case closed at a time limit and approximately 38,000 have had their benefits reduced; and (5) although homelessness has been rare among time-limit leavers, levels of food insecurity and other hardships such as utility shutoffs have been high. The following items are appended: supplemental data from surveys of states; profiles of selected states discussed in the study report; background information on leaver studies cited in the report; and a list of 48 additional reports and studies. (Contains 11 figures, 28 tables, and 40 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 16 East 34 Street, New York, NY 10016. Tel: 212-532-3200; Web site: http://www.mdrc.org. For full text: http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2002/welfaretimelimits/wtl_fullreport.pdf.
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