Title

Leaving Welfare: Employment and Well-Being of Families that Left Welfare in the Post-Entitlement Era

Year

2004

Abstract

Acs and Loprest pull together information from a host of leaver studies to provide a bottom line assessment of what was learned. They compare welfare leaver outcomes across geographic areas and the nation as a whole. This effort allows them to paint a comprehensive picture of the employment, income, and hardships families experience after leaving welfare.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Methods Used in Welfare Leaver Studies
  3. Leaving Welfare for Work
  4. Staying at Work
  5. Leaving Welfare But Not for Work
  6. Family Well-Being
  7. Conclusion

ISBN

9780880993104 (pbk.) ; 9780880993111 (cloth)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Poverty and income support; Income support programs; Low wage labor markets