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Welfare Reform in Delaware: “A Better Chance” for Whom?

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Does welfare reform provide “A Better Chance”(ABC) for Delaware's welfare recipients? Not in terms of meeting the program's objectives. The employment and earnings impacts are modest. ABC had relatively little impact on recipients with three to five years of previous welfare experience. ABC recipients had some understanding of the broad parameters of the new rules, but not of many of the critical details. Nearly one-half of the ABC participants were financially penalized for violating the rules. Sanctions did not necessarily change their behavior, as only about 25 percent cured their sanction within six months. There is little evidence that the state has moved forward on encouraging two-parent families and discouraging teenage pregnancy and unwed motherhood. Copyright , Oxford University Press.

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  • Karen A. Curtis, 0. "Welfare Reform in Delaware: “A Better Chance” for Whom?," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 28(3), pages 105-122.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:28:y::i:3:p:105-122
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