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Determinants of Asset Building

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Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Considerations Based on the CCDF and TANF Program Experiences

Contents Research Questions and Methodology Current Use of Vouchers in the CCDF and TANF Programs Key Findings and Implications Areas for Further Exploration  

Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know about Their Assets and Liabilities

Contents Methods and Data Sources Portraits of Families Low-income families Low education families Single-headed families Nonwhite or Hispanic families Renter

The Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know about Their Assets and Liabilities

By: Adam Carasso and Signe-Mary McKernan The Urban Institute

The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on Asset Holdings of Low-Income Families

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.

Assessing Asset Data on Low-Income Households: Current Availability and Options for Improvement

Contents Data Sets Identified and Criteria for Assessment Primary Data Sources for Holdings of Low-Resource Households' Assets Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel Study of Income Dynamics Survey of Consumer Finances

Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households: Introduction to the Series

Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households Principal Investigators: Signe-Mary McKernan and Michael Sherraden The Urban Institute Project began September 2007
Report to Congress

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007 - Executive Summary

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.  The 2007 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the tenth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2004, reflecting changes that have taken place since ena
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An Overview of Recent Work on Standard Budgets in the United States and Other Anglophone Countries

Report to Congress

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006

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.  The 2006 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the ninth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2003, reflecting changes that have taken place since ena