Examines LBP recidivism, finding that about one-fourth of Iowa welfare recipients who are assigned to the LBP get assigned again for failing to comply with program rules, and that most manage to make ends meet, even when their benefits temporarily stop.

Examines LBP recidivism, finding that about one-fourth of Iowa welfare recipients who are assigned to the LBP get assigned again for failing to comply with program rules, and that most manage to make ends meet, even when their benefits temporarily stop.

Welfare reform in Iowa succeeded in getting welfare recipients into training and then into jobs. However, the reforms did not always succeed in raising family income and may have reduced it for some families. Furthermore, researchers noted negative impacts on some measures of family and child...

This article examines the impacts of the Youth Transition Demonstration, an initiative of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for youth with disabilities.