Evaluation of the SB 1041 reforms to California's CalWORKS Welfare-to-Work Program : findings regarding the initial policy implementation and outcomes / RAND authors: Lois M. Davis [and 7 others] ; AIR authors: Gabriele Fain [and 10 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Lois M., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

American Institutes for Research, issuing body.

California. Department of Social Services, commisioning body, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Program).

Aid to families with dependent children programs--California.

Aid to families with dependent children programs.

Welfare recipients--Services for--California.

Welfare recipients.

Child care services--California.

Child care services.

Welfare recipients--Services for.

California.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 317 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation ; [San Mateo, California] : AIR, American Institutes for Research, [2016]

Summary:

"The California Budget Act of 2012, through trailer Senate Bill (SB) 1041, contained significant reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. CalWORKs is California's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, a central component of the safety net that provides cash aid for low-income families with children. The SB 1041 reforms to CalWORKs aim to engage participants in more-intensive work activities as early as possible, while also providing more flexibility in work activity options and increased incentives for work as participants move toward self-sufficiency. The California legislature included a provision in the bill for an independent evaluation to determine if SB 1041 is achieving its objectives and if there are any unintended consequences. Following the background and study design report, this first evaluation report provides initial findings from the process study based on the first wave of an online All-County Survey (ACS) and qualitative data from state-level interviews and interviews and focus groups conducted in six focal counties. Findings from the status and tracking studies are based on analysis of state administrative data. Initial insights on participant outcomes in terms of welfare use and employment are explored with state administrative data and nationally representative data from the Current Population Survey. Future reports will be based on further qualitative and quantitative data collection, including a second wave of the ACS, additional interviews and focus groups in the focal counties, both state- and county-level administrative data, and the first wave of the California Socioeconomic Survey." --Publisher website.

Notes:

"RR-1348-CDSS"--Cover page 4.

"The reforms ... included changes to work requirements and the exemption for having a young child, ... enhanced supports to address barriers to work, offer more flexibility in work activity options, and increase incentives to work ... contract [awarded] to the Rand Corporation in partnership with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) "--Page iii.

"Prepared for the Califormia Department of Social Services."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-317).

ISBN:

9780833095558

0833095552

OCLC:

964331899