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Living with Welfare Reform: A Survey of Low Income Families in Illinois
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Work, Welfare, and Families |
| Investigator(s) |
Suzanne Armato
(Work, Welfare, and Families)
James Lewis (Work, Welfare, and Families) Tim Lohrentz (Work, Welfare, and Families) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Sep 1998 - Jan 2000 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This report is a comprehensive study on the impact of the 1996 welfare reform on families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), as well as those who are leaving TANF, in Illinois. Work, Welfare and Families, an Illinois-wide coalition, the Chicago Urban League, and the Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, undertook the study to assess the effects of welfare reform on low-income persons. The findings are primarily based on a self-administered survey of 2,166 low-income clients of Illinois social service agencies. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 02/04/00 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Suzanne Armato (wwf@workwelfareandfamilies.org)
Work, Welfare, and Families 14 E Jackson 16th Floor (T) (312) 986-4220 (F) (312) 986-4166 |
| Submitter(s) |
Tim Lohrentz (lohrentz@uic.edu)
Work, Welfare, and Families 14 E Jackson 16th Floor (T) (312) 996-5463 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Former recipients ("leavers") Applicants |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Persons diverted from welfare Social/Community service agencies Low-income households |
| Sample Size and Unit | Participating agencies randomly selected day to administer survey. All clients could voluntarily fill out self-administered survey. Effort was made to gain participation from a wide variety of social service agencies from different areas of Illinois. Duplications were later eliminated. Survey sample = 2166. Unit of analysis is the household. |
| Execution | Not applicable |
Sites Studied
Chicago, Cook County, IllinoisProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Educational activities
Program requirements
Time limits
Food stamps
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Standard of living
Service utilization
Sanctions
Program implementation
Income security
Employment
Caseload Dynamics
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Focus Group |
| Source | Secondary data |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 01/01/00 | Living with Welfare Reform: A Survey of Low-Income Families in Illinois | WWF |
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