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Strategies to Support Child Care Subsidy Access and Retention: Ideas from Seven Midwestern States (Research Report)Author(s): Kathleen Snyder,
Patti Banghart,
Gina AdamsThough child care subsidies are an important work support, subsidy policies can make participation challenging. This report highlights subsidy agency strategies to lower participation barriers in seven Midwestern states, and discusses their experiences and tradeoffs (i.e. staff workload, improper payments, and program costs). Strategies are in eight policy areas: linking subsidies to other social services; improving customer service practices; simplifying application processes; simplifying recertification requirements; simplifying reporting requirements; minimizing subsidy breaks; assisting parents with nontraditional work schedules; and assisting parents with language barriers. It identifies key themes and provides a guide to help policymakers interested in better supporting families.
Forum: Making Taxes and Welfare Work Together (Nov 7, 2006): Audio File (Audio Files / First Tuesdays)Author(s): The Urban InstituteRobert Lerman and Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute; Iris Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Jon Forman, University of Oklahoma; Janet Holtzblatt, U.S. Department of the Treasury debate combining dozens of uncoordinated tax and welfare programs into a comprehensive system of refundable tax credits. Jon Forman's new book, Making America Work provides the backdrop.
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| Posted: November 07, 2006 | Availability: HTML |
The Changing Role of Welfare in the Lives of Low-Income Families with Children (Occasional Paper)Author(s): Pamela J. Loprest,
Sheila R. ZedlewskiThis study uses data from the National Survey of America's Families 1997, 1999, and 2002, to summarize what we have learned about families potentially affected by welfare reforms passed in 1996. We describe outcomes for low-income families currently on welfare, families that recently left welfare, and those that have never received welfare. Changes in welfare policy, the economy and broader societal trends potentially affected all three groups. Our results show important differences in the relative well-being of these three groups over time, including changes in employment, poverty, and the share of families disconnected from either cash government assistance or work.
A Decade of Welfare Reform: How Are Low-Income Families Faring? (Press Release)Author(s): The Urban InstituteHow well low-income families have fared since the nation's welfare system was overhauled in August 1996 depends on whether they stayed on welfare, left, or avoided it altogether, says a new analysis from the nonpartisan Urban Institute.
| Posted: August 30, 2006 | Availability: HTML |
Understanding Diverse Neighborhoods in an Era of Demographic Change (Research Report)Author(s): Margery Austin Turner,
Julie FendersonPolicymakers and practitioners need new ways to understand patterns of neighborhood diversity (racial, ethnic, and economic) in their communities, and to track changes over time. This paper documents the prevalence of diverse neighborhoods, describes their geographic distribution, and explores how they changed between 1990 and 2000. It uses decennial census data to develop a new set of neighborhood typologies--grouping tracts into categories that reflect important differences in the racial, ethnic, and income groups represented. These typologies provide updated tools for describing the extent of neighborhood diversity and exploring the implications of diversity for families and communities.
