Revealing Patterns in TANF Exits: New Insights from Maryland’s Administrative Data

Presenter:

Lauren Schuyler, PhD

Assistant Research Director, Family Welfare Research

University of Maryland School of Social Work

 Description:

Lauren will highlight new findings from Maryland’s TANF program, drawn from linked administrative data, including:

(1) Representation ratios identifying groups that are over- or under-represented in the exiting caseload;

(2) Individual level patterns in how work and earnings changed from before entry to after exit; and

(3) Employment patterns disaggregated by race and ethnicity.