Title: Excluded children: family cap in a new era.

POPLINE Document Number: 276720

Author(s):

Stark S
Levin-Epstein J

Source citation:

Washington, D.C., Center For Law and Social Policy [CLASP], 1999 Feb. 28 p.

Abstract:

Excluded Children: Family Cap in a New Era draws on information compiled from research evaluations, academic studies, and state surveys to apprise policymakers and the public of what is now known about the efficacy and impact of the family cap. This document examines how different states have interpreted child exclusion policies, reports on state outcomes resulting from the family cap, and considers the ramifications of these policies in an era of welfare change. Initiated in 1992 in New Jersey, family cap policy was originally implemented to “promote personal responsibility” while discouraging births to families receiving cash assistance by eliminating or reducing cash assistance traditionally available to families with newborn children. To date, 23 states have established some type of family cap or child exclusion policy. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Critique
Evaluation
Family and Household
Child
Family Size
Family Planning Policy
Family Policy
Legislation
Financing, Government
Social Security
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Family Characteristics
Family Planning
Population Policy
Social Policy
Policy
Financial Activities
Economic Factors