Civic Report No. 17 July 2001

Appendix A: Table A-1: AFDC/Waiver Policies Implemented in States % Decline in Caseload 1993–1996 Any Major Waiver (Date Implemented ) Whether State implemented a particular waiver: Any Time Limit Medium or High Sanction Tough Family Cap  1) Strict Work Exemption  2) State Alabama -17.8            Alaska    1.7            Arizona  -9.4 11/95 x    x   Arkansas -14.7 7/94     x   California    4.3 12/92      x   Colorado -16.7             Connecticut    1.4 1/96 x x     DC    3.6           Delaware  -8.8 10/95 x       Florida -16.5              Georgia  -7.7 1/94     x   Hawaii 20.2 2/97 x     x Idaho 13.9           Illinois  -3.1 11/93 x x x   Indiana -27.5 5/95 x    x   Iowa -10.6 10/93 x x x Kansas -16.9             Kentucky -13.3             Louisiana -21.6            Maine -14.2           Maryland  -7.6 3/96   x     Massachusetts -22.7 11/95   x x   Michigan -22.5 10/92   x   x Minnesota  -9.0           Mississippi -20.1 10/95      x   Missouri  -8.0 6/95          Montana  -7.7 2/96     Nebraska -15.0 10/95 x   x   Nevada  13.8       New Hampshire -13.6   New Jersey -11.0 10/92   x   New Mexico    8.3     New York  -0.3   North Carolina -13.5 7/96 x x North Dakota -24.6         Ohio -19.9 7/96   x Oklahoma -20.0     Oregon -21.6 2/93 x x x Pennsylvania  -7.4     Rhode Island  -4.5   South Carolina -14.1       South Dakota -16.7 6/94     Tennessee  -8.2 9/96 x x   x Texas  -8.5 6/96 x Utah -19.6 1/93   x x Vermont   -9.0 7/94   x Virginia -11.9 7/95 x   x Washington  -2.4 1/96 x West Virginia -11.6 2/96 x Wisconsin -24.9 1/96   x   Wyoming -27.7       1) A tough family cap eliminates all benefits to additional children conceived while on welfare. Some states adopted a milder cap that reduces but does not eliminate benefits to additional children. 2) A strict work exemption exempts only those with a child 6 months of age or under.

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