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South Carolina: State Welfare Reform Evaluation Program
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Program Reform, Evaluation and Research |
| Investigator(s) |
Marilyn Edelhoch
(South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Program Reform, Evaluation and Research)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | May 1998 - Oct 2001 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | Expansion of the Welfare Leavers Survey: a series of four surveys to monitor the well-being of former clients conducted by SCDSS. The expansion will be conducted by an independent contractor that will develop the research database for closed and diverted cases, building on linked administrative records and interviews of 1,000 former clients. The contractor will be selected in February 1999. |
| Notes | This project is an ASPE-funded "Leavers" study. |
| Last Updated | 10/01/01 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Marilyn Edelhoch (medelhoch@dss.state.sc.us)
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Program Reform, Evaluation and Research P.O. Box 1520 (T) (803) 898-7461 (F) (803) 734-7231 |
| Submitter(s) |
Marvin Lare (mlare@dss.state.sc.us)
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Program Reform, Evaluation and Research PO Box 1520 (T) (803) 898-7461 (F) (803) 898-7671 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Former recipients ("leavers") Persons diverted from welfare |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | Expansion on TANF Leavers Study - linking data on TANF and employment/wage records as well as surveying 1,000 former clients selected from normal neighborhoods and neighborhoods noted for their high risk for child abuse and neglect. In-depth interviews will be conducted with 40 of these family heads. It is projected that longitudinal studies will be conducted with survey families over the following two years. |
| Execution | Implementation in process. |
Sites Studied
South Carolina- statewideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Program requirements
Time limits
Social/Support services
Diversionary activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Standard of living
Service utilization
Sanctions
Income security
Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
Employment
Policy changes
Benefit termination
Exit effects
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Ethnography |
| Source | Interview |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Interim Descriptive/Analytical FindingsFinal Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
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