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Poverty & Economic Mobility

ASPE releases the annual U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are used to determine financial eligibility for some Federal programs. Presented here are the poverty lines for every State and the District of Columbia. You will also find extensive resources on poverty estimates, trends, and analysis, plus historical information on poverty and the Guidelines. More broadly, this section also encompasses issues like poverty and income dynamics, and asset building and financial literacy.

Reports

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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004

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.

Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child-Only Cases with Relative Caregivers

Content Background Research Questions and Methods Key Findings Background Since the establishment of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, much attention has been given t

Interaction of Child Support and TANF: Evidence from Samples of Current and Former Welfare Recipients

By: Cynthia Miller, MDRC, Mary Farrell, The Lewin Group, Maria Cancian, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Daniel R. Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Prepared for: Jennifer Burnszynski and Linda Mellgren  

Private Employers and TANF Recipients

Prepared for: John Tambornino, Project OfficerOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: David A. Long and Tammy Ouellette Abt Associates Inc.

Private Employers and TANF Recipients

Content Findings from Existing Research Options for Future Research  

Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s

Content Key Research Questions Data and Methods Key Findings Conclusions Endnotes

Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina

By: LaDonna Pavetti, Michelle K. Derr, Gretchen Kirby, Robert G. Wood, and Melissa A. Clark Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina: Final Report

Contents Research Questions Data Sources Study Limitations Characteristics of the Study States Key Findings Potential Next Steps The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opport

A Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare

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

Measures of Material Hardship

Content The Value of Hardship Measures Defining and Measuring Hardship Material Hardship Indexes Measuring Hardship Using the SIPP Unanswered Questions for Future Research