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Waldfogel, Jane, Sandra K. Danziger, Sheldon H. Danziger, and Kristin Seefeldt. 2002. "Welfare Reform and Lone Mothers' Employment in the U.S." PSC Research Report No. 02-513. June 2002.
Although the 1996 welfare reform legislation established stricter work requirements for welfare recipients, TANF gave states more discretion in designing welfare-to work programs than they had under AFDC. This flexibility led states to enact reforms to increase the desirability of combining welfare and work. This paper examines some key state-level reforms, using evidence from selected states to illustrate three major types of policies that have been used to move lone mothers from welfare to work: mandating work (Michigan), making work pay (Michigan and Minnesota), and helping families with child care (Illinois).
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