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Child Support Enforcement: The Ignored Component of Welfare Reform

1999; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 80; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1606/1044-3894.1482

1945-1350

James L. Wölk, Sandra Schmahl,

Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Most of the research and policy debate related to PL 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, has centered on the time limits, family caps, work requirements, and sanctions imposed on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients and states. While those parts of the bill are critical, this article argues that child support enforcement, which is usually only a footnote in the dialogue, is an integral component of welfare reform and the element that will contribute significantly to raising thousands of women and children out of poverty.