To monitor and report on states’ progress in implementing programs to meet the states’ objectives of Title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
Program/Policy Description
State programs evaluated were selected according to the following criteria: 1) obtaining variety with respect to child poverty rates, AFDC benefit levels, unemployment rates, level of TANF funds, extent of experience under welfare waivers, urban/rural population mix, and geographical location; 2) including at least some states with large cities; 3) including states with features of special interest; 4) taking advantage of states in proximity to GAO field offices; and 5) minimizing overlap with other research organizations’ case study states.
