Running Head: Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
Lonnie Wilborn
PUA 440 Spring 2017
University of Las Vegas Nevada
Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Define the Problem
In this analysis of the Welfare to Work Legislation, the authors (Stephens & Wikstrom,
2007) describe the policies from this legislation that affects intergovernmental relations for the federal, state, and local levels. Until the 1920s and up to the 1930s, states were hardly involved in public welfare which was mostly left up to local government responsibility.The New Deal programs around the 1930s finally brought federal relief to families in need that had lost jobs or needed financial …show more content…
Not until the republicans took control of Congress did legislation pass that changed this existing welfare system which was called Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWOR), more commonly known as the “Welfare to Work” program which was opposed by many congressional democratic politicians. This program
“finally ended the federally controlled open-ended entitlement of the AFDC program” (Stephens
& Wikstrom, 2007, pg. 165). It was controlled now by federal block grants called Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that required time-limited cash assistance with the states spending the money in any way they chose as long as they met the objectives of this grant which
1) reduced the dependency by promoting job preparation, 2) promotes transfer from welfare to work, 3) provides assistance to needy families so children could be cared for in their homes, 4) promotes marriage with reduced out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and 5) encourages the formation and maintenance of two-parent families with restrictions as well in this legislation that …show more content…
At this time, there are no general alternatives to replace this program for welfare support from the federal level using PRWOR programs.
Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Key Decision Criteria
It has been noted by the authors (Stephens & Wikstrom, 2007) that “the Joyce
Foundation in 2005 found that while welfare recipients have gone to work, most take jobs at lower wages or part-time” (pg. 165). These grants must be renewed every two years by the executive department and depends on the economic situation of the nation for additional supplemental work programs support by the states. This means that if the economy is down and jobless rates are high then the states will be ill equipped to handle the slack between the federal welfare and child care support and other items to provide those looking to go from welfare to work. The pessimistic view of the authors is that the federal government will not financially support this program which will then increase the states’ responsibility to fund welfare with more of the needy being push off of welfare all together. I am more optimistic that the economy is turning around and many are finding jobs that truly search for them.
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Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
Lonnie Wilborn
PUA 440 Spring 2017
University of Las Vegas Nevada
Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Define the Problem
In this analysis of the Welfare to Work Legislation, the authors (Stephens & Wikstrom,
2007) describe the policies from this legislation that affects intergovernmental relations for the federal, state, and local levels. Until the 1920s and up to the 1930s, states were hardly involved in public welfare which was mostly left up to local government responsibility.The New Deal programs around the 1930s finally brought federal relief to families in need that had lost jobs or needed financial …show more content…
Not until the republicans took control of Congress did legislation pass that changed this existing welfare system which was called Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWOR), more commonly known as the “Welfare to Work” program which was opposed by many congressional democratic politicians. This program
“finally ended the federally controlled open-ended entitlement of the AFDC program” (Stephens
& Wikstrom, 2007, pg. 165). It was controlled now by federal block grants called Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that required time-limited cash assistance with the states spending the money in any way they chose as long as they met the objectives of this grant which
1) reduced the dependency by promoting job preparation, 2) promotes transfer from welfare to work, 3) provides assistance to needy families so children could be cared for in their homes, 4) promotes marriage with reduced out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and 5) encourages the formation and maintenance of two-parent families with restrictions as well in this legislation that …show more content…
At this time, there are no general alternatives to replace this program for welfare support from the federal level using PRWOR programs.
Case Study 3 Analysis of Welfare to Work Legislation
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Key Decision Criteria
It has been noted by the authors (Stephens & Wikstrom, 2007) that “the Joyce
Foundation in 2005 found that while welfare recipients have gone to work, most take jobs at lower wages or part-time” (pg. 165). These grants must be renewed every two years by the executive department and depends on the economic situation of the nation for additional supplemental work programs support by the states. This means that if the economy is down and jobless rates are high then the states will be ill equipped to handle the slack between the federal welfare and child care support and other items to provide those looking to go from welfare to work. The pessimistic view of the authors is that the federal government will not financially support this program which will then increase the states’ responsibility to fund welfare with more of the needy being push off of welfare all together. I am more optimistic that the economy is turning around and many are finding jobs that truly search for them.