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Tracking Closed Cases Under The TANF Program in Massachusetts
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance |
| Investigator(s) |
Gloria Nagle
(Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Oct 1998 - Feb 2000 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This project looks at two cohorts of families who left welfare. The first cohort is a full population sample (20,000) of families who exited between January and June 1997. The second cohort is a full population sample (15,000) of administrative data for families who left welfare between December 1998 and February 1999. The second cohort of closings will include the first group of TANF recipients to hit Massachusetts’ time limits. Both cohorts will be tracked using the state’s longitudinal database (LDB) and using survey data from a randomly selected sample of cohort 1 closings (350 cases) and cohort 2 closings (600 cases). Surveys of both cohorts will examine post-welfare issues such as earnings, employment, public and private supports, family income, living arrangements, food security, child care, health coverage, and children’s well-being. For the cohort 2 survey, additional questions will be asked on employment barriers such as substance abuse, mental health, and domestic violence. |
| Notes |
Cohort 1 definition of leavers: closed for 30 days. Cohort 2 definition of leavers: closed for 60 days. This project is an ASPE-funded "Leavers" study. |
| Last Updated | 01/03/01 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Gloria Nagle (gloria_nagle@dta.state.ma.us)
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance 600 Washington Street 2nd Floor (T) (617) 348-8526 (F) (617) 348-5480 |
| Submitter(s) |
Gloria Nagle (gloria_nagle@dta.state.ma.us)
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance 600 Washington Street 2nd Floor (T) (617) 348-8526 (F) (617) 348-5480 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Former recipients ("leavers") |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families Two-parent families |
| Sample Size and Unit |
Cohort 1: Welfare leavers Q1-Q2 1997, full population database (20,000) plus existing survey data on sample of cases (350). Survey data collected every 3 months for 1 year after case closed. Cohort 2: Welfare leavers December 1998-February 1999, full population database (15,000), including 6,000 time limit cases, plus survey (sample of a minimum of 600 cases). |
| Execution | Not yet available. |
Sites Studied
Massachusetts- statewideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Time limits
Social/Support services
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Standard of living
Service utilization
Income security
Emotional well-being
Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
Family and relationship outcomes
Employment
Substance abuse
Benefit termination
Exit effects
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
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