United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-02 monographic deposited born digital 38 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-95-93 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93 P0b002ee18039ad3d f:he95093 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93 HEHS-95-93 Aid to families with dependent children Education or training Disadvantaged persons State-administered programs Aid for training or employment Employment or training programs Welfare recipients Welfare benefits Income maintenance programs Public assistance programs AFDC JOBS Program Personal Responsibility Act of 1995 Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS), focusing on: (1) who is being served by JOBS; (2) the services JOBS participants receive and the extent to which their needs are being met; and (3) the implications of serving participants in a time-limited benefit system.<p/>GAO found that: (1) most adult Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients do not participate in JOBS due to the Family Support Act's allowable exemptions and minimum participation standards; (2) JOBS only served about 13 percent of single female-headed households receiving AFDC in 1992; (3) even if states meet the minimum participation standard, JOBS will still be serving a small percentage of AFDC households, which raises questions about whether JOBS can transform the culture of welfare; (4) JOBS services are drawn from existing community programs to avoid duplicative services; (5) JOBS programs obtain many services at no cost, although most programs also purchase some education and training services JOBS participants need; (6) despite low participation, many JOBS programs are unable to provide participants with the services they need due to a variety of reasons, such as transportation problems; and (7) proposed legislation could require states to place increasing numbers of JOBS participants in a variety of work-related activities over time and impose a 5-year limit on the receipt of benefits. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93.pdf GAO/HEHS-95-93 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-93 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-95-93; Welfare to Work: Participants' Characteristics and Services Provided in JOBS; Aid to families with dependent children Education or training Disadvantaged persons State-administered programs Aid for training or employment Employment or training programs Welfare recipients Welfare benefits Income maintenance programs Public assistance programs AFDC JOBS Program Personal Responsibility Act of 1995 Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program