National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Evaluating Welfare Reform: A Framework and Review of Current Work, Interim Report

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation's social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income ...
Washington Examiner

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s work-based welfare reforms are just the first step

States are now in the process of preparing to implement parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which achieved some of the most significant pro-work reforms to America’s social welfare system in ...
The Heritage Foundation

Understanding Marriage Penalties in Welfare and Their Impact on Society

My name is Robert Rector. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not be construed as representing any official position ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Evaluating Welfare Reform: A Framework and Review of Current Work, Interim Report

Based on its work to date, the panel offers several recommendations directed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding its immediate research agenda. These recommendations ...