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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This report was written by Gil Crouse, Sarah Douglas, and Susan Hauan of the Office of Human Services Policy under the direction of Melissa Pardue, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators welfare dependence. The Indicators of Welfare Dependence report is prepared within the Office of Human Services Policy and delivered to Congress each spring. As mandated under the Congressional act, the report addresses the rate of welfare dependency, the degree and duration of welfare recipiency and dependence, and predictors of welfare dependence. Further, analyses of means-tested assistance in the report include benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; the Food Stamp Program, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The report also includes risk factors related to economic security, employment, and nonmarital births, as well an appendix with data related to the above programs.
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Executive Summary
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Chapter I. Introduction and Overview
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Chapter II. Indicators of Dependence
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Chapter III. Predictors and Risk Factors Associated with Welfare Receipt
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Appendix A. Program Data
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Appendix B. Alternative Definition of Dependence Based on Income from TANF and Food Stamps
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Appendix C. Additional Nonmarital Birth Data
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Appendix D. Technical Notes
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