United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-12-02 monographic deposited born digital 61 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108 P0b002ee180375e42 f:d06108 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108 GAO-06-108 Disadvantaged persons Employment assistance programs Locally administered programs Program evaluation Public assistance programs Strategic planning Vocational education Welfare benefits Welfare recipients Workfare Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Other Written Product A42519 Following major welfare reform in 1996, the number of families receiving cash assistance was cut in half to 2 million. While many former recipients now rely more on their earnings, they often work at low-wage jobs with limited benefits and advancement opportunities. To better understand how to help these individuals and their families attain economic self-sufficiency, GAO is reporting on (1) strategies designed to increase income for TANF recipients through employment; (2) the key factors related to implementing and operating such strategies; and (3) actions the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken to facilitate the use of these strategies. GAO consulted experts to gather information about promising strategies and visited 26 programs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108.pdf GAO-06-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-108 Other Written Product GAO-06-108; Welfare Reform: More Information Needed to Assess Promising Strategies to Increase Parents' Incomes; Disadvantaged persons Employment assistance programs Locally administered programs Program evaluation Public assistance programs Strategic planning Vocational education Welfare benefits Welfare recipients Workfare Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program