A policy brief on the early implementation of the welfare time limit in California that includes analysis of statewide administrative data, onsite interviews with State officials and staff at six focus counties (Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, and Tulare), and a survey of all counties.

The first in a series of reports resulting from a statewide study with six focus counties aimed at fully understanding the effects of the 60-month CalWORKs time limit. It describes the state’s and counties’ early efforts to implement CalWORKs timelimit policies.