Benefits Studies

General Information

These studies examined why eligible families choose not to receive public benefits and why families leave Working Connections Child Care.

Going It Alone: Why Eligible Families Choose Not to Receive Public Benefits

This survey research, from 2004 and 2005, examines the reasons that poor families with children, who may be eligible for a range of public assistance programs, choose not to use those benefits. The benefits discussed are TANF, Medicaid, food stamps, EITC, tuition assistance, Working Connections Child Care subsidies, and WIC.

Child Care Subsidies and Arrangements: Why Low-Income Families Leave Working Connections

This study is based on survey research about the childcare arrangements of low-income families and their utilization of the Working Connections subsidy program.