The effect of disabilities on exits from AFDC

Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest
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Gregory Acs: Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute, Postal: Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute
Pamela Loprest: Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute, Postal: Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1999, vol. 18, issue 1, 28-49

Abstract: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 replaces AFDC, the largest means-tested cash assistance program for low-income families, with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Unlike AFDC, assistance under TANF is limited to five years in a lifetime, and states are required to move families from the assistance rolls into jobs. But not all adult welfare recipients can easily move to work because either they themselves are disabled or they have a child with disabilities requiring special care. This article examines the extent and impact of disability among families on AFDC to gain insight into the potential impact of changes under TANF. Using data from the 1990 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we find that in nearly 30 percent of the families on AFDC either the mother or child has a disability. Furthermore, we find that having a disability significantly lowers the probability that a woman leaves AFDC for work but not for other reasons, such as a change in living arrangements. Finally, we find little evidence that having a child with a disability affects the probability of leaving AFDC for any reason. © 1998 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199924)18:1<28::AID-PAM3>3.0.CO;2-A

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