Work Requirements

Resources

Dec 1999 State Workforce Policy Initiative
(Public/Private Ventures)
  Information on state work activities and requirements
(State Policy Development Project)
  Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2002
(Urban Institute)
  Work Requirements Resources Page
(Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)

Publications

View a list of archived publications.

Sep 2005 Can We Improve Job Retention and Advancement among Low-Income Working Parents?
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
Nov 2004 The Challenge of Achieving High Work Participation Rates in Welfare
(Brookings Institution)
Oct 2004 Potential Employment Liabilities Among TANF Recipients: A Synthesis of Data from Six State TANF Caseload Studies
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
Sep 2004 A Study of Work Participation and Full Engagement Strategies
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Jun 2004 Work Requirements and Welfare: Work or Education First?
(University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
May 2004 Moving Public Assistance Recipients into the Labor Force, 1996-2001
(Economic Research Service, USDA)
May 2004 Private Employers and TANF Recipients: Final Report
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
Dec 2002 The 40-Hour Work Rule: Implications for Children and Families
(Urban Institute)
Dec 2002 Steps Toward Self-Sufficiency: A Study of the Characteristics and Work Participation of TANF Recipients in Fiscal Year 1999
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Nov 2002 Can Work Experience Programs Work for Welfare Recipients?
(Brookings Institution)
Jul 2002 Welfare Reform: With TANF Flexibility, States Vary in How They Implement Work Requirements and Time Limits
(US Government Accountability Office)
Mar 2002 Hearing on Implementation of Welfare Reform Work Requirements and Time Limits
(US Department of Health and Human Services)
Dec 2001 The Impact of Vocational Training on Employment Rates and Wages for Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
Nov 2001 National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies: How Effective Are Different Welfare-to-Work Approaches? Five-Year Adult and Child Impacts for Eleven Programs
(MDRC)
Jun 2001 Employers and Welfare Recipients: The Effects of Welfare Reform in the Workplace
(Public Policy Institute of California)
May 2001 Facts at a Glance: Work Participation Rate by State and Hours of Participation by Work Activity, 1999
(Brookings Institution)
May 2001 How Welfare and Work Policies Affect Employment and Income: A Synthesis of Research
(MDRC)
Apr 2001 Hearing on Welfare Reform and Work. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means
(US Department of Health and Human Services)
Feb 2000 Role of Intermediaries in Linking TANF Recipients with Jobs: Final Report
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
Feb 1999 Employer Demand for Welfare Recipients and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Recent Employer Surveys
(Institute for Research on Poverty)