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Research Brief

CSBG Reporting Is Burdensome and Does Not Accurately Describe How Funds Are Actually Used

This brief describes the reporting practices used by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the burden associated with the reporting process and the limitations of the resulting information for understanding how CSBG funds are used by eligible entities.
Report to Congress, Visualization

Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors, Twenty-Fourth Report to Congress

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-432) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators and predictors of “welfare dependence.” That Act requires the report to include three programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (which replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
ASPE Issue Brief, Fact Sheet

Health Care and Child Care Costs Contribute to the Unsustainable and Growing Cost of Raising a Family in America

The cost of raising a family in America is high and continues to rise, with inflation rising by 23 percent between 2020 and 2025. For working families, some of the largest nondiscretionary expenses continue to be health care and child care.
Report

Understanding Economic Risk for Low-Income Families: Economic Security, Program Benefits, and Decisions about Work

IntroductionMeans-tested benefits are designed to support basic needs such as food, health insurance, and child care for households with low incomes. When considering whether to take a new job opportunity that will increase their income, recipients of these benefits may be forced to consider trade-offs. For example:
Fact Sheet, Policy Brief

Understanding Economic Risk for Low-Income Families: Economic Security, Program Benefits, and Decisions about Work

This project explored how workers with low incomes who receive federal benefits weigh factors including marginal tax rates, benefit loss, ease of resuming benefits once lost, and job instability when deciding whether to accept an earnings increase.
Fact Sheet, Visualization

Earnings, Benefit Loss, and Job Instability: What Do People Receiving TANF Consider When Offered a Higher-Paying Job?

Infographic: Earnings, Benefit Loss, and Job Instability: What Do People Receiving TANF Consider When Offered a Higher-Paying Job?Related Products:
ASPE Issue Brief

Case Studies in Supporting Prevention through Human Services Program Integration

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been working with researchers, human services agency leaders, and persons with lived experience to visualize, describe, and document models of prevention within human services.
ASPE Issue Brief

Coordinating Integrated Prevention Approaches to Serve the Whole Person

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been working with researchers, human services agency leaders, and persons with lived experience to visualize, describe, and document models of prevention within human services.
ASPE Issue Brief

Integrating Services to Strengthen Children, Youth, and Families and Prevent Involvement in the Child Welfare System

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been working with researchers, human services agency leaders, and persons with lived experience to visualize, describe, and document models of primary prevention within human services.
Report to Congress, Visualization

Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors: 23rd Report to Congress

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-432) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators and predictors of “welfare dependence.” That Act requires the report to include three programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (which replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)