Work, Income and Material Hardship After Welfare Reform

Sandra K. Danziger, Mary Corcoran, Sheldon Danziger and Colleen M. Heflin

JCPR Working Papers from Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research

Abstract: Forthcoming in Journal of Consumer Affairs 34 (no 1): 2000

A key goal of welfare reform is for recipients to establish stable, long-term work patterns under the assumption that regular involvement in work will eventually improve their well-being. Past research provides little information about the determinants of employment over time for women who were welfare recipients, either pre- or post-PRWORA, and little information about how work affects their economic well-being and experiences of material hardship. After a review of the relevant literature, we address the following questions in this paper: To what extent does a sample of women who received cash assistance in early 1997 establish work attachment over time? How is the proportion of time worked over the 1997-1998 period associated with income and poverty at the end of this period? How is the amount of time spent working associated with experiences of material hardship and subjective well-being?

Date: 1999-08-01
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