Time Limits

Welfare Policy Research Project was established by the 1997 state legislation that created California's CalWORKs program. In response to one of our legislative mandates, WPRP is operating a research grants program to support applied welfare policy research sought by state and local officials. The findings from these research efforts are published as Briefs (short policy summaries) and Reports (in-depth research findings) that we have made available on this site.

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Time Running Out: A Portrait of California Families Reaching the CalWORKs 60 Month Time Limit in 2004, Policy Brief

(2006)

An executive summary aimed at California policymakers describing CalWORKs families as they approach the time limit. Analysis of findings from a telephone survey conducted between June 2004 and August 2005 of 1,797 recipients in six focus counties who were within six months of reaching the sixty-month time limit according to county administrative records. The survey explores the demographic characteristics of the recipients as well as family employment and employment history, barriers to employment, material hardship, and knowledge of the time-limit policy and the amount of time on aid still available to them.

Time Running Out: A Portrait of California Families Reaching the CalWORKs Time Limit in 2004, Detailed Research Findings

(2006)

Detailed research findings from a telephone survey conducted between June 2004 and August 2005 of 1,797 recipients in six focus counties who were within six months of reaching the sixty-month time limit according to county administrative records. The survey explores the demographic characteristics of the recipients as well as family employment and employment history, barriers to employment, material hardship, and knowledge of the time-limit policy and the amount of time on aid still available to them.

Working Against the Clock: The Implementation of Welfare Time Limits in California - Detailed Research Findings

(2006)

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.

Working Against the Clock: Implementing Five-Year Welfare Time Limits in California - Policy Brief

(2004)

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.