Low-Income Populations

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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

Contents Study Design Rationale for Privatization Deciding the Scope and Size of Contracts The Contractors Promoting Competition Ensuring Effective and Fair Procurements

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.

This report explores one key dimension of access to public benefits  the application and eligibility determination process. Of particular interest is how local-level administrative procedures and operations may generally affect eligible families access to benefits. Special consideration is given to exploring these issues as they relate to immigrants and limited English speakers.

This paper presents an analysis of workers who persistently have low earnings in the labor market over a period of three or more years. Some of these workers manage to escape from this low-earning status over subsequent years, while many do not. Using data from the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) program at the U.S.

Health Care Coverage Among Child Support-Eligible Children By: Laudan Y. Aron Submitted to:Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation December 2002

Contents Key Findings Conclusions Endnotes Major welfare reform legislation and a strong economy have led to dramatic declines in welfare caseloads during the mid- and late-1990s, with many recipients leaving welfare and finding employment.

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The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants program is one of several major federally funded initiatives to help welfare recipients and other low-income parents move into employment. In 1997, the Balanced Budget Act authorized the U.S. Department of Labor to award $3 billion in WtW grants to states and local organizations.