Food Stamps Caseload Characteristics
Following PRWORA, Food Stamp caseloads experienced a remarkable decline; however, the trend has reversed in recent years.
Medicaid Caseload Characteristics
The decoupling of the Medicaid enrollment process with welfare following the implementation of PRWORA, along with cumbersome reporting requirement, appeared to result in many eligible families not being enrolled for Medicaid.
Welfare Leavers
The dramatic decline in welfare caseloads since the early 1990s has been due in roughly equal measure to increased exits and reduced entries. Two important changes found across studies are a decrease in long-term welfare receipt and a marked increase in the employment of recipients.
