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Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1226] Urban Institute Reports
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The following reports from the Urban Institute may be of interest to you:
Welfare Reform: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski , Pamela J. Loprest
Publication Date: August 25, 2003
[Christian Science Monitor] New findings from the Urban Institute's
2002 national survey on the recent experiences of welfare families can help
give lawmakers a reality check. Most families that turn to welfare are
significantly disadvantaged. They can't find work in a weak economy, they
need help overcoming or living with serious employment hurdles, and they
can't make ends meet without a safety net. A reauthorized welfare program
must reflect these underlying realities.
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Work and Barriers to Work among Welfare Recipients in 2002
Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski
Publication Date: August 21, 2003
Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families show that new
welfare recipients increased from 26 percent of the welfare caseload in 1999
to 34 percent in 2002. 51 percent of welfare recipients with no barriers to
employment were working compared with 14 percent of recipients with two or
more barriers. About half of long-term stayers reported multiple barriers to
employment.
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Work Activities of Current Welfare Recipients
Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski , Jennifer Holland
Publication Date: August 21, 2003
Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families show that
about six out of 10 adults receiving welfare in 2002 reported that they had
either worked or engaged in activities to prepare for work during the
previous 12 months. The share of welfare recipients working during the
preceding 12 months rose from 31 percent in 1997 to 44 percent in 1999
before falling to 39 percent in 2002.
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Fewer Welfare Leavers Employed in Weak Economy
Author(s): Pamela J. Loprest
Publication Date: August 21, 2003
Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families show that
employment among welfare leavers fell from 50 percent in 1999 to 42 percent
in 2002. 14 percent of welfare leavers had no source of income in 2002
compared with 10 percent in 1999. Wages, hours, benefits, and work schedules
of working welfare leavers were unchanged between 1999 and 2002.
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