Further Progress, Persistent Constraints: Findings from a Second Survey of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program

Finds that most WtW grantees, except recently funded ones, are now delivering services, but restrictive eligibility rules still in effect in late 1999 continue to impede enrollment. Despite low enrollment, grantees have moved expeditiously to place WtW participants in work activities. To date, most placements have been in service and administrative support positions that participants can get even with limited skills and poor work history, but unsubsidized wages average just $6.81 per hour and opportunities for advancement are often limited.