Monitoring Child and Family Social Program Outcomes: Before and After Welfare Reform in Four States: Program Components, Policies, and Activities

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Financial disincentives/Sanctions

  • Reduced benefits for non-compliance
  • Multi-program sanctions
  • Lower basic benefit level
  • Financial Disincentives/Sanctions - misc.

Program requirements

  • Child support order
  • Paternity identification
  • Living arrangements for unwed pregnant or parenting minors

Child support

  • Support paid directly to parent
  • Child support - misc.

Family caps

  • Family Caps - misc.

Food stamps

  • Food Stamps - misc.
Variation in program components across sites? Yes
Notes on program components Program Operations/Implementation: Project will examine the possible effects of actual program differences across communities within the four states. Program areas covered include TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and child support. Details of program differences to be determined.