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Description
We propose a one]day conference that will bring together leading thinkers from the research and
policy communities to examine lessons learned from two decades of welfare reform and the
attendant implications for the future of the safety net. The questions to be addressed include: What
role did the block grant play in how families weathered economic turbulence over the past decade?
Did welfare reform have an impact on work rates and poverty levels? What are the distributional
implications of a block]granted safety net, especially for families with incomes placing them in deep
poverty and among the so]called disconnected? What do we know about why participation among
eligibles in TANF is so low? What is the proper mix of cash versus in]kind assistance in the safety
net, and how do block grants affect that mix? More generally, did welfare reform improve
economic self]sufficiency and mobility? How has the family been affected? What spillover effects
were there in other dimensions of family well]being such as health, family structure, and child
achievement? Given welfare reform, are there any gholesh in the safety net, and how can they be
filled? What are the unanswered research questions going forward?
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/1/16 → 3/30/17 |
Funding
- Smith Richardson Foundation: $25,000.00
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