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Show moreAt the request of the Cuyahoga County Department of Entitlement and Employment Services, the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change undertook a study of the number and characteristics of families and children that would qualify for and use child care subsidies under welfare reform. Persons who receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) are required to participate in work activities for at least 30 hours per week in order to retain their cash assistance. Children of these recipients who are under the age of 13 are eligible for subsidized child care while their parents participate in mandated work activities. This Briefing Report examines the characteristics of a sample of the 1996 exit cohort to determine those factors that might affect use of a child care subsidy. The exit cohort chosen included all single parent adults over 18 who exited the welfare rolls in Cuyahoga County in any quarter of 1996. These adults had income from employment in the quarter following their departure from welfare and they had at least one child aged 3, 4, or 5 at the time of the exit.
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Show moreBeginning October 1, 1997, the state of Ohio placed a time limit on the number of months a family may use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Under the new law, there is a lifetime limit of five years for cash assistance. Initially, an Ohio family is restricted to using 36 months of welfare within any five year period. After five years, the Ohio family may use an additional 24 months of assistance. This Briefing Report estimates the number of Cuyahoga County TANF recipients who are likely to meet the 36 month time limit under the new law. Beginning in 1995, the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change initiated a number of studies on local welfare recipients. 1 Since that time, Cuyahoga County's caseload, similar to the nation's, has declined dramatically. This report draws on the earlier analyses to study the current Cuyahoga County caseload.
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