Leaving Welfare: Findings From a Survey of Former New York City Welfare Recipients: Abstract

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Project Description

To learn more about families receiving aid, family heads who had previously received TANF and had closed their cases in November 1997 were interviewed.

Project duration: Apr 1998 - Sep 1998

Sites studied include New York City, New York

Sample Characteristics and Sites Studied

Random sample of 569 cases from all 6,092 TANF cases that closed in November 1997. First wave of interviews carried out between April 20 and May 10, 1998. Second wave between June 19 and July 14, 1998.

Recent Findings in Brief

Contact

Andrew Bush (not reported)
New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division
180 Water Street
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