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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Institute for Research on Poverty
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
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| Status |
Completed with continuing analysis
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| Duration |
May 1997 - Apr 1998
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
Wisconsin implemented its Self-Sufficiency First and Pay for Performance programs in March 1996. The following are key provisions of the program: (1) requires, as part of a diversion strategy and as a condition of eligibility, that applicants meet with a financial planning resource specialist who emphasizes alternatives to welfare: (2) requires, as a condition of eligibility, all non-exempt individuals to complete 60 hours of work and training activities during a 30-day application period: (3) establishes the requirement that individuals not exempt form work and training requirements and who are not working 30 hours or more per week must participate in up to 40 hours of employment and training activities per week; (4) reduces cash benefits for each hour of non-participation in JOBS activities by the federal minimum hourly wage; (5) requires that in any month when the hours of participation in employment and training activities fall below 25 percent of assigned hours, the assistance grant is reduced to $0 and the Food Stamp allotment to $10; and (6) eliminates the 100 hour rule for two-parent family eligibility.
Policy impact questions of this study are: (1) Was self-sufficiency increased according to various measures of employment, earnings and income? (2) Was welfare use reduced according to various measures of the duration and amount of welfare receipt? (3) Was participation in program activities and use of program services increased, according to such measures as attendance at, and completion of, assigned training or employment activities? Questions related to policy impact on family structure and stability, child well-being, and health benefits will also be explored.
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| Notes |
no notes reported
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| Last Updated |
12/17/02
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Maria Cancian (cancian@lafollette.wisc.edu)
Institute for Research on Poverty
3412 Social Science Building
1180 Observatory Drive
(T) (608) 262-6358
(F) (608) 265-3119
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| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
None
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| Sample Size and Unit |
Random Assignment constructed totals: 3,176 in the
SSF/PFP experimental group and 3,657 in the control group
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| Execution |
Incorporating both the missing individuals and the
impact of the use of the check digit for assignment, we would expect to find
3,143 individuals assigned to SSF experimental status and 3,690 to control
status.
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Sites Studied
Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, and Waukesha counties in Wisconsin
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