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Welfare Reform: Child Support an Uncertain Income Supplement for Families Leaving Welfare

HEHS-98-168 Published: Aug 03, 1998. Publicly Released: Aug 03, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how successful states are likely to be in obtaining child support for families whose benefits are subject to time limits, focusing on: (1) how successful states that experimented with time-limited benefits before welfare reform have been in obtaining child support for families who reach their limits; (2) how successful states have been in obtaining child support for families within a 5-year period, the maximum time a family may receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits; and (3) the implications time limits have for states and families.

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Child support paymentsProgram graduationPublic assistance programsSingle parentsState-administered programsWelfare benefitsWelfare recipientsChild supportChild support enforcementWelfare reform