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Peter Mueser & David Stevens Part of Presentation: November 5, 2003 Health and Human Services

Low Income and Welfare Client Priorities: Welfare Reform and the Economic Downturn: Three Metropolitan Areas. Peter Mueser & David Stevens Part of Presentation: November 5, 2003 Health and Human Services. Welfare Reform and the Economic Downturn: Three Metropolitan Areas. Welfare Reform

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Peter Mueser & David Stevens Part of Presentation: November 5, 2003 Health and Human Services

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  1. Low Income and Welfare Client Priorities: Welfare Reform and the Economic Downturn: Three Metropolitan Areas Peter Mueser & David Stevens Part of Presentation: November 5, 2003 Health and Human Services ADARE Project

  2. Welfare Reform and the Economic Downturn: Three Metropolitan Areas • Welfare Reform • Reduced entry onto welfare • Increased welfare exits • Improved employment outcomes for leavers • How has the economic downturn since 2000 influence welfare outcomes? ADARE Project

  3. Welfare Reform and the Economic Downturn: Three Metropolitan Areas • Three areas • Atlanta (Fulton County) • Baltimore City (county unit) • Kansas City (Jackson County) ADARE Project

  4. Unemployment rate shows economic downturn starting in about 2000. ADARE Project

  5. Welfare entry declines with welfare reform. • Low levels of entry remain after economic downturn. ADARE Project

  6. Welfare exit rate increases with welfare reform. • High exit rates remain after economic downturn. ADARE Project

  7. Employment for welfare exiters declines with downturn but remains above pre-reform levels ADARE Project

  8. Conclusion • Welfare reform outcomes remain encouraging in face of economic downturn. • When data are released by states, current analyses will be extended to • Chicago (Cook County) • Fort Lauderdale (Broward County) • Houston (Harris County) ADARE Project

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