| Evaluator(s) |
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
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| Investigator(s) |
Claire McIntire
(Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
Child/Family
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| Status |
Completed (final report released)
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| Duration |
Oct 1999 - Nov 2000
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
In December 1996, Massachusetts enacted a 2-year time limit for able-bodied recipients of welfare, and in December 1998, the first group of affected households reached their 24-month of assistance. At the same time of time limit closings, other households left welfare for other reasons.
This study examines Massachusetts households leaving welfare under reform and compares the extent to which time limit closings and non-time limit closings were achieving the goals of welfare reform.
Research questions addressed by this study include:
1. How do post welfare employment and earnings of time limit closings and non time limit closings compare?
2. To what extent did time limit closings achieve financial self-sufficiency after leaving welfare compared to the non time limit closings?
3. How do both types compare in general?
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| Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Last Updated |
04/09/03
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Claire McIntire (Claire_McIntire@DTA.state.ma.us)
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
600 Washington St, 4th Fl
(T) (617) 348-8402
(F) (617) 348-8575
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| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported
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