Texas Achieving Change for Texans (ACT): Evaluation of the Texas Welfare Reform Waiver: Recommendations

Recommendations

Texas Achieving Change for Texans: Evaluation of the Texas Welfare Reform Waiver: Final Summary Report (01/01/03)
  • Texas time limit policies should be simplified and the groups to whom they apply should be re-examined.
  • In their current form, personal responsibility agreement penalties in TX have little value as a behavior modification tool for affected families and should be re-evaluated.
  • The implications of the increased number of “child-only” cases on low income families and TANF related policies should be explored.
  • Existing TANF policies should be examined to assess whether they meet the needs of long term TANF recipients and those with more limited workforce qualifications.