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Sanctions and Material Hardship under TANF

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Relatively little is known about families who have been sanctioned since the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. We use panel data from the Women's Employment Survey to examine the predictors of sanctioning and consequences for material hardship among a sample of welfare recipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Approximately 12 percent reported being sanctioned by fall 1998. Statistically significant predictors include being African American and lacking a high school education. Controlling for a wide range of personal and demographic characteristics, we find that sanctions predict utility shutoffs, engaging in hardship‐mediating activities, and subjective perceptions of economic hardship.

Source: Social Service Review

DOI: 10.1086/342998

Authors: Ariel Kalil, Kristin S. Seefeldt, Hui‐chen Wang

Institutions: University of Chicago, University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2077923713

FWCI: 10.43

Cites: 17

Cited by: 127

Related to: 10