Date of Graduation
2002
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
Committee Chair
Melissa Latimer
Abstract
In the six years since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 was signed into law, there has been a lot of talk about the large numbers of people who have left the welfare rolls during this time, but little has been said about whether or not those who have left have done so successfully. In 1999, a research team from West Virginia University (WVU) conducted a random statewide study of leavers in West Virginia, which examines the hardship experienced by former recipients since leaving the program, such as, the inability to pay for food, medical needs, rent, and household utilities, among other things. In this thesis I examine this post-welfare hardship to determine what factors contribute to the likelihood that leavers will or will not experience hardship, as well as the number of hardships experienced.
Recommended Citation
McGaha, Elizabeth Carter, "WV WORKS…DOES IT? AN EXAMINATION OF POST-WELFARE HARDSHIP IN WEST VIRGINIA" (2002). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10659.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10659