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Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare
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This report analyzes the experiences of welfare "cyclers," a group that has received relatively little attention in previous research on welfare dynamics. For this study, "cycling" is defined as receipt of welfare benefits during three or more discrete spells during a four-year "observation" period.
A Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare
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By: Lashawn Richburg-Hayes and Stephen Freedman MDRC April 2004 Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on Asset Holdings of Low-Income Families
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Contents Key Findings Conclusions Savings and assets can cushion families against sudden income losses and can bolster long-term economic gains. These savings, however, can make a low-income family ineligible for benefits from means-tested programs when they encounter economic difficulties.
Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare: Research Brief
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BackgroundSince the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), there has been a growing literature on welfare exits and recidivism. Less is known, however, about the families that “cycle” — that is, return to welfare repeatedly.
The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on Asset Holdings of Low-Income Families
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By: Signe-Mary McKernan and Caroline Ratcliffe The Urban Institute and Yunju Nam Center for Social Development Washington University in St. Louis
After Welfare: A Study of Work and Benefit Use After Case Closings in New York State
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Welfare Leavers and Diverters Research Study: One-Year Follow-Up of Welfare Diverters
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Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s
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With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), policymakers and researchers have recognized the importance of understanding the dynamics of the low-wage labor market and the economic opportunities in it.
Overcoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development in Indian Country
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American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages have embraced the goals, objectives, and programs associated with welfare reform, but the lack of jobs limits the success of tribal programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW). The lack of jobs is one of the biggest problems in Indian Country.
Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare
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The report analyzes the experiences of welfare "cyclers" (those who received welfare benefits during three or more discrete spells during a four-year observation period) using five MDRC studies of welfare reform initiatives during the mid- to late-1990s. Overall, cyclers constituted a relatively small portion of the welfare caseload (9 percent).
Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare: Research Brief
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Characteristics of Low-wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Research Brief
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Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Among Low-Income Single Mothers
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This Issue Brief presents analysis of data on unemployment receipt from the Census Bureau's Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS). This data analysis is supplemented by findings from two studies by Mathematica Policy Research on eligibility for unemployment insurance among former welfare recipients.