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KANSAS - Study of Closed Cases
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TAF Closure Follow-up Review |
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Date of Report: |
November 1998 (web address unavailable) |
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Methodology: |
State conducted regular reviews of a sample of cases closed since December 1997. The first reviews took place 3 months after exit. The state has examined 508 cases at the 3-month review. (57% response rate) |
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Study Timeframe: |
Interviews conducted in March 1998. |
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Investigator (Contact): |
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Quality Assurance |
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Study Objective: |
Examine experience of former recipients after case closure. |
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Comparable State Findings: |
Former Recipients |
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Percent employed at time of interview |
N/A |
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Mean/Median hourly wage of those employed |
N/A |
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Percent receiving Food Stamps/Medicaid at time of interview |
N/A |
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Percent who say finances are "better" after welfare |
42% |
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Percent receiving cash assistance six months after exit (administrative data) |
18% |
Employment & Income
- Forty-two percent of leavers reported that they were better off financially than when receiving welfare.
- Seventeen percent reported that their financial situation had remained the same and 37% said that it was worse after leaving welfare.
Other Supports
- 27% of former recipients received help from family or friends.
- 9% of former recipients received help from a partner or spouse.
- Only 3% of former recipients received child support or alimony.
Family Well-Being
- Former welfare recipients continued to suffer many hardships after exit. 35% of leavers reported having overdue bills, 19% said they did not have enough food, 14% had their utilities turned off, and 6% had been evicted since case closing.
- Two percent of leavers reported that they were not getting by at all (homeless, etc.).
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