1) What are the levels of family well-being and hardship? How do they change as welfare reforms are implemented?

2) How do families "package" their external supports? How do strategies differ across families and change over time?

3) How adequate are families' external supports? Will welfare changes result in improvements or deteriorations in these supports?

4) What are the behavioral responses to policy changes? What are the consequences of those behavioral changes?

5) Who gains and who loses under welfare reform?

6) How will devolution and welfare reform affect the local organization of services? How will the change affect the institutional capacity of the public and private sectors?