Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC HUMAN RESOURCES DIV.
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Languages : en
Pages : 170
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As states and the administration focus on welfare reform and cutting welfare rolls, programs linking work and welfare have become prominent. Since 1981, states have experimented with new federal work program options for Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients. They have created programs that help participants look for jobs, learn skills, or get work experience; programs with goals ranging from requiring work in exchange for benefits to decreasing overall welfare dependency. Representative Ted Weiss, chairman of the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, House Committee on Government Operations, asked GAO to examine these new work/welfare programs. AFDC recipients considered employable have been required to register for work, education, or training since the Work Incentive (WIN) Program began in 1967. In 1981 and 1982, Congress authorized work program options that let state AFDC agencies try different approaches. The options were: (1) WIN Demonstrations, an alternative to WIN, both of which are comprehensive employment and training programs; (2) Community Work Experience Programs (CWEP), a workfare approach; (3) employment search; and (4) work supplementation, where AFDC grants subsidize jobs. The Department of Health and Human Services oversees these options. Thus, AFDC work program responsibility shifted away from the Department of Labor and the state employment agencies, which still provide employment and training services under the regular WIN Program.
Work and Welfare: Current AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) Work Programs and Implications for Federal Policy
Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC HUMAN RESOURCES DIV.
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Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
As states and the administration focus on welfare reform and cutting welfare rolls, programs linking work and welfare have become prominent. Since 1981, states have experimented with new federal work program options for Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients. They have created programs that help participants look for jobs, learn skills, or get work experience; programs with goals ranging from requiring work in exchange for benefits to decreasing overall welfare dependency. Representative Ted Weiss, chairman of the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, House Committee on Government Operations, asked GAO to examine these new work/welfare programs. AFDC recipients considered employable have been required to register for work, education, or training since the Work Incentive (WIN) Program began in 1967. In 1981 and 1982, Congress authorized work program options that let state AFDC agencies try different approaches. The options were: (1) WIN Demonstrations, an alternative to WIN, both of which are comprehensive employment and training programs; (2) Community Work Experience Programs (CWEP), a workfare approach; (3) employment search; and (4) work supplementation, where AFDC grants subsidize jobs. The Department of Health and Human Services oversees these options. Thus, AFDC work program responsibility shifted away from the Department of Labor and the state employment agencies, which still provide employment and training services under the regular WIN Program.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
As states and the administration focus on welfare reform and cutting welfare rolls, programs linking work and welfare have become prominent. Since 1981, states have experimented with new federal work program options for Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients. They have created programs that help participants look for jobs, learn skills, or get work experience; programs with goals ranging from requiring work in exchange for benefits to decreasing overall welfare dependency. Representative Ted Weiss, chairman of the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, House Committee on Government Operations, asked GAO to examine these new work/welfare programs. AFDC recipients considered employable have been required to register for work, education, or training since the Work Incentive (WIN) Program began in 1967. In 1981 and 1982, Congress authorized work program options that let state AFDC agencies try different approaches. The options were: (1) WIN Demonstrations, an alternative to WIN, both of which are comprehensive employment and training programs; (2) Community Work Experience Programs (CWEP), a workfare approach; (3) employment search; and (4) work supplementation, where AFDC grants subsidize jobs. The Department of Health and Human Services oversees these options. Thus, AFDC work program responsibility shifted away from the Department of Labor and the state employment agencies, which still provide employment and training services under the regular WIN Program.
Work and Welfare
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289239565
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on employment-related programs for applicants and recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits. GAO found that: (1) the states' division of work program responsibilities between AFDC offices and employment agencies resulted in duplication of staffs and services; (2) federal regulations for the various program options sometimes conflicted, making coordination difficu
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289239565
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on employment-related programs for applicants and recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits. GAO found that: (1) the states' division of work program responsibilities between AFDC offices and employment agencies resulted in duplication of staffs and services; (2) federal regulations for the various program options sometimes conflicted, making coordination difficu
Work and Welfare
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Public service employment
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Category : Public service employment
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Background Material and Data on Major Programs Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means
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Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Welfare to Work
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788117664
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Addresses concerns about the growth in welfare caseloads and the growing consensus among the public, practitioners, and welfare recipients that the current Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program should be changed. Examines the progress JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skill Training program) has made in (1) serving an increasingly larger portion of the AFDC caseload, and (2) ensuring that program participants get work and leave AFDC. Charts and tables.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788117664
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Addresses concerns about the growth in welfare caseloads and the growing consensus among the public, practitioners, and welfare recipients that the current Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program should be changed. Examines the progress JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skill Training program) has made in (1) serving an increasingly larger portion of the AFDC caseload, and (2) ensuring that program participants get work and leave AFDC. Charts and tables.
Compendium of HHS Evaluations and Relevant Other Studies
Author: HHS Policy Information Center (U.S.)
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Category : Human services
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : Human services
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Welfare, Income and Relative Poverty Status of AFDC Families
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Federal aid to child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Category : Federal aid to child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Food and Agriculture
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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An Act to Revise the AFDC Program to Emphasize Work, Child Support, and Family Benefits, to Amend Title IV of the Social Security Act to Encourage and Assist Needy Children and Parents Under the New Program to Obtain the Education, Training, and Employment Needed to Avoid Long-Term Welfare Dependence ...
Author: United States
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Category : Child support
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Category : Child support
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Research Tables Based on Characteristics of State Plans for Aid to Families with Dependent Children
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Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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