Getting welfare recipients to work : transportation and welfare reform : summary of conference proceedings
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1998-03-01
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Abstract:Interest in the transportation barriers facing welfare recipients has been sparked by the
passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of
1996 and the creation of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). With its
emphasis on reducing the welfare rolls, the new legislation mandates state welfare
agencies to establish programs to transition recipients into the labor market or else risk
dramatic increases in poverty. Access to transportation -- either automobiles or public
transit -- affects welfare recipients’ ability to find and retain employment. Yet, very little
is known about the relationship between transportation and welfare usage.
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