1996 to 2006 Ten Years of TANF in Florida

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1996 to 2006 Ten Years of TANF in Florida

• National Association for Welfare Research and
  Statistics
• August 21, 2006
• Don Winstead, Deputy Secretary
• Bill Hudgens, Database Administrator
• Florida Department of Children and Families

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Monthly TANF Caseload ReportJuly 2006
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Special thanks to Jay Pfeiffer and Jeff
Sellers from FETPIP
FETPIP
DCF ESS Datamart
Florida Education and Training Placement
Information Program
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Florida Caseload ChangeSept. 1996 to June 2006
60
Medicaid persons
Unduplicated persons
30
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Food Stamp households
TANF households
-75
TANF adults
-92
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Welfare Reform Math
Sept. 1996 155,071
Entered 462,997
Exited - 605,092
June 2006 12,976
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Customer Groups
1
3
2
Food Stamps
Medicaid
4
Cash
5
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Public Assistance by GroupAdults 18 - 59
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Adults Receiving AssistanceChange from 1995 to
2005
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The Class of September 1996
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Age of TANF Adults
September 1996 Median Age 29.6 N155,071
June 2006 Median Age 30.2 N12,976
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Race and Gender
5 Male
11 Male
43
46
35
30
26
19
2
1
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Cumulative Months of Cash AssistanceSeptember
1996 to July 2006
N 155,071 adults
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Episodes of Cash AssistanceSeptember 1996 to
July 2006
N 155,071 adults Episode ends with 2
consecutive months not receiving cash assistance
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Count of September 1996 Adults Receiving Cash
Assistance by MonthJan. 1993 to July 2006
Sept. 1996 155,071
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Receipt of AssistanceAdults Receiving Cash in
Sept. 1996
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Quarterly EarningsFor Sept. 1996 adults with
earnings in nominal dollars
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Quarterly EarningsFor Sept. 1996 adults with
earnings in nominal and constant dollars
Adjusted by CPI-U
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Education EnrollmentAdults Receiving Cash
Assistance in Sept. 1996
36 of Sept. 1996 adults have subsequently been
enrolled in postsecondary education


2005 Voc Ed data not included
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Sept. 1996 Adults with Subsequent
Incarcerationby Dept. of Corrections
98.5 of Sept. 1996 adult have never been
subsequently incarcerated by DOC
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Did Child Recipients Become Recipients as Adults?
Children who received cash assistance in
September 1996 and who were age 19 through 27 in
June 2006
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Children Receiving Cash Assistance in Sept. 1996
who were age 19 through 27 in June 2006
Almost no children who were on assistance In
Sept. 1996 are adult recipients today.
1.6
0.8
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Current Cash Assistance Recipients
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Cumulative Months of Cash Assistance Under
TANFJuly 2006 Adult Recipients
N 12,993 adults receiving cash assistance in
July 2006
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Cumulative Months of Cash Assistance Under
TANFJuly 2006 Adult Recipients Caring for a
Disabled Family Member
N 1,484 adults receiving cash assistance in
July 2006 who were medically verified to be
caring for a disabled family member
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Disabled Family Members
N 12,993
N 472
Percent of July 2006 adults medically verified to
be caring for disabled family members
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Where Do We Need To Go?

• Refocus on work for TANF recipients.
• Support low-income working families.
• Strengthen families through promoting healthy
  marriage and responsible fatherhood.
• Use automation to increase efficiency and move
  from welfare-centric to work-centric service
  delivery.
• Enhanced help to families with special needs such
  as those with disabled family members.