Contents Key Questions and Findings Policy Relevance Future Research Endnote
Poverty & Economic Mobility
ASPE releases the annual U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are used to determine financial eligibility for some Federal programs. Presented here are the poverty lines for every State and the District of Columbia. You will also find extensive resources on poverty estimates, trends, and analysis, plus historical information on poverty and the Guidelines. More broadly, this section also encompasses issues like poverty and income dynamics, and asset building and financial literacy.
Noteworthy
Reports
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Advanced SearchState Practices in Medical Child Support Cross-Program Coordination
This study describes policies and practices in Connecticut, Minnesota, and Texas designed to coordinate the child support enforcement program, Medicaid, and SCHIP in order to secure and sustain appropriate health care coverage for child support-eligible children.
Literature Review
Child Support and TANF Interaction: Literature Review, April 2003
Child Support and TANF Interaction: Literature Review Prepared for: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: The Lewin Group Mary Farrel, Asaph Glosser, and Karen Gardiner under subcontract to Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation April 11, 2003
Review of Sanction Policies and Research Studies: Final Literature Review
This report summarizes state policy choices with regard to TANF sanctions for failure to comply with work requirements. In addition, it reviews the existing literature on sanctioning rates, characteristics and circumstances of sanctioned clients, and the impacts of TANF sanctions.
Review of Sanction Policies and Research Studies
Submitted to: Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Project Officer: Elizabeth Lower-Basch Submitted by:
Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management
The privatization of welfare services has increased significantly and expanded into new services since passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) gave states additional flexibility to design and operate their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.
Report to Congress
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.
Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management
By: Sheena McConnell, Andrew Burwick, Irma Perez-Johnson, and Pamela Winston March 2003
Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management, Final Report
Contents Study Design Rationale for Privatization Deciding the Scope and Size of Contracts The Contractors Promoting Competition Ensuring Effective and Fair Procurements
State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births
State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births Final Report Prepared for: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc. Mark W. Nowak Michael E. Fishman Mary E. Farrell February 2003