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Direct linkRoff, Jennifer – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Qualitative research has documented strategic behavior in response to child support policy. Parents of children on welfare have an incentive to avoid formal child support, since most states limit the amount of formal child support that women on welfare can receive (the "disregard") and have relatively high child support orders for low-income…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Parents, Low Income, Welfare Recipients
Power, Martin J. – Policy Futures in Education, 2010
This article critically examines the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) as a mechanism of social inclusion for Irish welfare recipients through participation in third-level education. The article is based on empirical data from focus group and in-depth qualitative interviews with third-level students on the BTEA, and key informants. The article…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation
Download full textMiller, Cynthia; Deitch, Victoria; Hill, Aaron – MDRC, 2010
Between 2000 and 2003, the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project identified and implemented a diverse set of innovative models designed to promote employment stability and wage or earnings progression among low-income individuals, mostly current or former welfare recipients. The project's goal was to determine which strategies could…
Descriptors: Models, Welfare Recipients, One Parent Family, Tenure
Bloom, Dan – MDRC, 2010
The budget for the U.S. Department of Labor for Fiscal Year 2010 includes a total of $45 million to support and study transitional jobs. This paper describes the origins of the transitional jobs models that are operating today, reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of this approach and other subsidized employment models, and offers some…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Welfare Services, Supported Employment, Employment Programs
Miller, Cynthia; Deitch, Victoria; Hill, Aaron – MDRC, 2010
Between 2000 and 2003, the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project identified and implemented a diverse set of innovative models designed to promote employment stability and wage or earnings progression among low-income individuals, mostly current or former welfare recipients. The project's goal was to determine which strategies could…
Descriptors: Wages, Employment, Models, Welfare Recipients
