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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 specifies that the annual welfare indicators reports shall include analyses of families and individuals receiving assistance under three means-tested benefit programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (replaced with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), the Food Stamp Program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program under title XVI of the Social Security Act. This chapter includes information on these three programs, derived primarily from administrative data reported by state and federal agencies instead of the national survey data presented in previous chapters. National caseloads and expenditure trend information on each of the three programs is included, as well as state-by-state trend tables on each program and information on the characteristics of participants in each program.
[ Appendix A-TANF, Appendix A-Food Stamps, Appendix A-SSI each section in PDF format ]
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Table of Contents of Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Indicators of Dependence
Predictors and Risk Factors Associated with Welfare
Receipt
Appendix A: Program Data
Appendix B: Alternative Definition of
Dependence
Appendix C: Additional Non-Marital Birth Data
Appendix D: Sources of Data
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