This study includes both TANF exiters and individuals under sanction, whether or not they leave assistance. The goals of the project include: determining the frequency of outcomes such as employment, job retention, use of transitional assistance and returns to assistance; identifying barriers to self-sufficiency; examining the effectiveness of sanction policies in changing behavior; and developing a longitudinal tracking capacity for welfare outcomes in New York City. The State plans to use full population administrative data from TANF, SSI, Food Stamps, Medicaid, child support, and wage records, plus lookups of a subsample of foster care outcomes, to analyze cohorts from the first quarter of 1997 and the first quarter of 1999. If possible, the 199 cohort will also include a 900 case survey in the first quarter of 2000.
Notes
Definition of leavers: No limit on number of months, so administrative closures may be analyzed.
Recipients/participants/clients
Former recipients ("leavers")
Subgroups Analyzed
None
Sample Size and Unit
Cohort 1: 8,983 welfare leavers and sanctioned recipients Q1 1997, tracked in full population administrative data. Survey of 1200, stratified by district.
Cohort 2: 1,409 Welfare leavers and sanctioned recipients Q1 1999, tracked in full population administrative data. Closed cases were surveyed in Q1 2000.
Execution
Cohort 1: 900 completed out of 1200 surveyed (75%);
Cohort 2: 53%
