Caseload Trends & Dynamics

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 2001 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the fourth annual report, is the first report to provide welfare dependency indicators for the 1996-1998 period, reflecting changes that have taken place since

TANF Leavers, Applicants, and Caseload Studies: Preliminary Analysis of Racial Differences in Caseload Trends and Leaver Outcomes By Elizabeth Lower-BaschOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Text Last Revised: December 2000

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.

Contents TANF Policies Summary of Key Findings

Frequently Asked Questions About Child-Only Cases

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 Annual Report on Welfare Indicators, October 1998 is the second of these annual reports.

    Indicators of Welfare Dependence  

by David Stapleton, Ph.D., Gina Livermore, Ph.D. and Adam Tucker of The Lewin Group, Inc., for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health & Human Services, July 25, 1997. Kelleen Kaye and Gilbert Crouse were the Project Officers.  

ASPE Research Notes INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS FOCUS ON: Family Issues Issued May 1995 Trends in AFDC and Food Stamp Benefits: 1972-1994 PDF Version:

Randall S. Brown, Peter A. Mossel, Jennifer Schore, Nancy Holden and Judy Roberts