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New York "Leavers" Project
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
New York State Department of Social Services Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government |
| Investigator(s) |
Not Reported
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This study includes both TANF exiters and individuals under sanction, whether or not they leave assistance. The goals of the project include: determining the frequency of outcomes such as employment, job retention, use of transitional assistance and returns to assistance; identifying barriers to self-sufficiency; examining the effectiveness of sanction policies in changing behavior; and developing a longitudinal tracking capacity for welfare outcomes in New York City. The State plans to use full population administrative data from TANF, SSI, Food Stamps, Medicaid, child support, and wage records, plus lookups of a subsample of foster care outcomes, to analyze cohorts from the first quarter of 1997 and the first quarter of 1999. If possible, the 199 cohort will also include a 900 case survey in the first quarter of 2000. |
| Notes |
Definition of leavers: No limit on number of months, so administrative closures may be analyzed. This project is an ASPE-funded "Leavers" study. |
| Last Updated | 06/21/02 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Eric Kuntz (not reported)
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance 40 North Pearl Street 16-A (T) (518)-474-9482 (F) (518)-474-7870 |
| 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 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Former recipients ("leavers") |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | Cohort 1: 8,983 welfare leavers and sanctioned recipients Q1 1997, tracked in full population administrative data. Survey of 1200, stratified by district. Cohort 2: 1,409 Welfare leavers and sanctioned recipients Q1 1999, tracked in full population administrative data. Closed cases were surveyed in Q1 2000. |
| Execution | Cohort 1: 900 completed out of 1200 surveyed (75%); Cohort 2: 53% |
Sites Studied
New York - statewideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Sanctions
Income security
Employment
Benefit termination
Caseload Dynamics
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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