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	Vermont Welfare Restructuring Project Evaluation

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Evaluator(s)	MDRC
Investigator(s)	Dan Bloom (MDRC) Barbara Goldman (MDRC)
Sponsor(s)	Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Funder(s)	US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Ford Foundation Vermont Department of Social Welfare US Department of Health and Human Services
Subcontractor(s)	Not applicable

Domain	Income Security/TANF
Status	Completed (final report released)
Duration	Jul 1994 - Mar 2002
Type	Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal	To evaluate the components of the Vermont Welfare Restructuring Project (WRP).
Program/Policy Description	WRP is a "work-trigger" model of welfare reform, in which important elements of the safety net concept are preserved even though the type of public support is sharply altered. WRP is mandatory for welfare recipients.
Notes	No notes reported.

Last Updated	09/30/02
Type of Summary	Reviewed
External Reviewer(s)	Dan Bloom (MDRC)
Contact(s)	Dan Bloom (dan_bloom@mdrc.org) MDRC 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor (T) (212)-532-3200 (F) (212)-684-0832
Publications Department	MDRC Publications (publications@mdrc.org) MDRC 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor (T) (212) 532-3200 (F) (212) 684-0832

Populations Studied

Target Population

Recipients/participants/clients
Applicants

Subgroups Analyzed

None

Sample Size and Unit

10,997 welfare applicant and recipient cases.

Random assignment to program and control groups. Statewide, 17,723 cases were randomly assigned through 12/96.

Additional notes: Families are assigned to three sets of rules: group 1, 20% of the caseload, qualifies for pre-reform services; group 2, 20% of caseload, is subject to all provisions of welfare reform except time limits or work requirements; group 3, 60% of caseload, is subject to all provisions of welfare reform.

Sites Studied

Barre, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Newport, Vermont
St. Albans, Vermont
Rutland, Vermont
Springfield, Vermont

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