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Arizona TANF Cash Exit Study
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Arizona Department of Economic Security |
| Investigator(s) |
Karen Westra
(Arizona Department of Economic Security)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This project examines the reasons why clients are currently leaving the state’s welfare rolls, what happens to them when they leave, and how this phenomenon relates to the policies and provisions of welfare reform. It uses administrative data from multiple systems to study two cohorts: those leaving in the last calendar quarter of 1996 and those leaving in the first calendar quarter of 1998. In addition, it will survey a sample of 800 cases from cohort two, stratified by sanctioned leavers vs. other leavers. Arizona has waivers which allow for 24 months of transitional child care and Medicaid; and this project addresses questions of whether people are taking advantage of these benefits, and why or why not. Arizona has also recently implemented progressive sanctioning, ending in full-family sanctions. This project will assess whether these sanctions are succeeding in motivating participation or employment. |
| Notes |
Definition of leavers: 1 month closures regardless of reason. This project is an ASPE-funded "Leavers" study. |
| Last Updated | 04/30/03 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Karen Westra (not reported)
Arizona Department of Economic Security 1140 E. Washington Suite 201 (T) (602) 229-2766 (F) (602) 544-4200 |
| Submitter(s) |
Karen Westra (not reported)
Arizona Department of Economic Security 1140 E. Washington Suite 201 (T) (602) 229-2766 (F) (602) 544-4200 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Former recipients ("leavers") |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families |
| Sample Size and Unit |
800 TANF cash assistance leavers (no UP or Tribal TANF). Cohort 1: Q4 1996; tracked through 1997 with administrative data Cohort 2: Q1 1998; exiters after Empower Redesign policies such as automatic progressive sanctioning; tracked with administrative data and random sample survey of 400 sanctioned closures and 400 “other reason” closures. |
| Execution | Not applicable |
Sites Studied
Arizona- statewideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Time limits
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Sanctions
Income security
Employment
Benefit termination
Exit effects
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 01/01/00 | Arizona TANF Cash Exit Study: First Quarter 1998 Cohort Final Report | AZ DEC |
| 10/01/01 | Arizona TANF Cash Exit Study: Administrative and Survey Results: 2nd Year: Final Report | AZ DEC |
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