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State Policy Documentation Project
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Center for Law and Social Policy |
| Investigator(s) |
Not Reported
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| Sponsor(s) |
Not applicable |
| Funder(s) |
Not reported |
| Subcontractor(s) |
Not applicable |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Policy Analysis |
| Goal | To monitor, document, and analyze how states restructure welfare programs in response to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). |
| Program/Policy Description | Not applicable. |
| Notes | Visit the project web site. |
| Last Updated | 09/14/00 |
| Type of Summary | Reviewed |
| External Reviewer(s) |
Not reviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Lisa Plimpton (lisa@clasp.org)
Center for Law and Social Policy 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400 (T) (202) 906-8000 (F) (202) 842-2885 |
| Publications Department |
No publications dept. (not reported)
Center for Law and Social Policy 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400 (T) (202) 906-8000, ext. 0 (F) (202) 842-2885 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Local government |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | All 50 states and the District of Columbia. |
Sites Studied
All 50 states and the District of Columbia.Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Financial incentives
- Earnings disregards
- Excluding the value of one vehicle
- Increased asset limit
- Financial Incentives - misc.
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
- Reduced benefits for non-compliance
- Reduction/termination of benefits for substance abuse
Program requirements
- Child support order
- School attendance
- Living arrangements for unwed pregnant or parenting minors
- Immunizations for children
Social/Support services
- Child care
- Health benefits
Employment activities
- Employment Activities - misc.
Time limits
- Time Limits - misc.
Family caps
- Family Caps - misc.
Eligibility
- Eligibility - misc.
| Variation in program components across sites? | Yes |
| Notes on program components |
Changes in eligibility: Are two-parent families treated differently from single-parent families; what other criteria exist for determining initial eligibility. Employment activities: Existence of employment plans, details on allowable work activities. Family caps: Whether family cap policies exist in state; benefits to family with excluded child; different treatment of "capped" families. Financial disincentives/sanctions: What penalties will be imposed on individuals/families who do not comply. Financial incentives: What deductions and disregards are allowed for earned and unearned income; how are assets defined and what is the maximum amount allowed when determining eligibility, including vehicles and restricted asset accounts. Other: State-only and separate state programs. Program requirements: School attendance requirements for children; teen parent residency/education requirements; child support cooperation policies; immunization and health screening requirements; work requirements. Social/Support services: what services are available; child care; health care; Medicaid; post-employment services. Time limits: What provisions exist to impose a time limit on assistance, what exemptions and extensions are available, what (if any) services are available after the time limit.
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Outcomes Assessed
Income security
- Welfare receipt
- Income security - misc.
Policy changes
- Policy changes-misc.
Benefit termination
- Benefit Termination-misc.
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
| Aim | To collect information about how each state structures its TANF program and separate state programs that provide cash aid to poor families, as well as information about Food Stamp Programs. |
Data Sources
| Source | Survey |
| Title | Reproductive health and TANF/Teens and TANF |
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection | 51 State advocates/analysts verified by state agency staff. |
| Sites | 50 State and the District of Columbia |
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes | 100% |
| Additional Execution Notes | Repeat 3 times with different titles: Mediciad; TANF Part 1; and TANF Part 2. |
Findings Available
Interim Descriptive/Analytical FindingsFindings
| 07/01/00: State Policy Documentation Project: Findings Summary List |
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Interim Descriptive/Analytical Findings: SPDP posts a summary of findings for the following issues:
Cash Assistance Entitlement Policies |
| 09/01/00: State Policy Documentation Project: Sanctions for Non-Compliance With Work Activities |
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Interim Descriptive/Analytical Findings: "Under TANF, states must require recipients to participate in work activities and must impose financial penalties on families that refuse, without good cause, to do so... States are also required to impose sanctions if an individual fails to cooperate without good cause with child support enforcement requirements. In addition, other provisions of the law authorize, but do not require states to impose TANF sanctions on an individual who refuses without good cause to comply with an individual responsibility plan that may set forth a range of actions that an individual must take, such as immunization of children or school attendance." |
Recommendations
| State Policy Documentation Project: Project Description (01/01/97) |
| Not applicable. |
Existing Publications
| 01/01/97 | State Policy Documentation Project: Project Description | CLASP |
| 03/01/99 | State Policy Documentation Project: Findings on Reproductive Health and TANF/Teens and TANF from 50-state survey on policies | CLASP |
| 05/01/98 | State Policy Documentation Project: State TANF Policies: Housing and Utility Vendor Payments. CLASP Update | CLASP |
| 01/01/98 | State Policy Documentation Project: State Time Limit Policies. CLASP Update. | CLASP |
| 12/01/97 | State Policy Documentation Project: State Policy: New Project Tracks Choices. CLASP Update | CLASP |
| 05/01/99 | State Policy Documentation Project: Results from Second Surveys on Medicaid and TANF | CLASP |
| 08/01/99 | State Policy Documentation Project: Results from Third Surveys on Medicaid and TANF | CLASP |
| 03/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: Information on state time limit policies for TANF cash assistance | CLASP |
| 06/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: Entitlement to Benefits | CLASP |
| 06/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: Separate State Programs | CLASP |
| 06/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: Time Limit Policies | CLASP |
| 07/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: 50-state comparison report on financial eligibility rules regarding treatment of earnings | CLASP |
| 07/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: Findings Summary List | CLASP |
| 09/01/00 | State Policy Documentation Project: Sanctions for Non-Compliance With Work Activities | CLASP |
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