FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(May 10, 2003) Berkeley Policy Associates is leading a team of researchers to evaluate the implementation of welfare time limits in California and the impact of time limits on families receiving TANF cash assistance. This three-year study is sponsored by the Welfare Policy Research Project of the University of California Office of the President and the Hewlett Foundation. BPA is partnering with Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation and the Survey Research Center at the University of California at Berkeley to conduct the study.

Key research questions include:

(1) What do CalWORKs recipients understand about the time limit?

(2) How are counties preparing for and implementing the time limit?

(3) What are the characteristics of families that reach the time limit and how do they compare with those who do not?

(4) How do family well-being and economic outcomes for families who exhaust their time on assistance compare to those who leave prior to reaching their time limit?

(5) How has imposing the time limit impacted the CalWORKs caseload?

(6) Does the time limit impact child welfare indicators (e.g., child abuse or neglect, foster care placement rates)?


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Hans Bos
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Hans@bpacal.com
www.berkeleypolicyassociates.com

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