Innovation in Welfare Policy
Evaluating State Efforts to Encourage Work among Low-Income Families1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4903890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Bryner (Brigham Young University), Ryan Martins (0000-0003-0510-6659), Ryan R Martin (0000-0003-0683-1414, Brigham Young University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 325-343 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2005.00139.x |
| OpenAlex | W1963509575 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article examines what states are doing to help Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients move into the workforce and become self-supporting. We first present documentation regarding many different state TANF policies aimed at encouraging work, including benefit structures, time limits, work requirements, sanctions, and work supports. We then discuss how effective these policies are at helping welfare recipients get jobs and increase their income, by reviewing research on each of these elements. We conclude that the TANF program has been effective in increasing employment and decreasing welfare caseloads and expenses, but that this has not resulted in overall income gains for welfare recipients in the long run. We also conclude that the most promising state programs have a strong employment focus combined with focused training and educational opportunities. In addition, we also find that sanctions appear to be harming those most in need of assistance, and therefore that such policies should be reevaluated and refocused
Business · Documentation · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Market economy · Political science · Public economics · Sanctions · Social policy · Welfare · Welfare reform · Welfare state · Workforce · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |