Child Support and TANF Interaction:
Literature Review

Prepared for:
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Prepared by:
The Lewin Group
Mary Farrel, Asaph Glosser, and Karen Gardiner
under subcontract to
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

April 11, 2003

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/CS-TANF-Int03/

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
   1. Study Questions
   2. Organization of Literature Review
2. CHILD SUPPORT STATUS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
   1. Paternity Establishment, Child Support Orders, and Child Support Receipt
   2. Importance of Child Support Income
3. PATTERNS OF CHILD SUPPORT RECEIPT AROUND WELFARE EXIT
   1. Child Support Receipt by Welfare Leavers
   2. Child Support as an Income Source Upon Welfare Exit
   3. Distribution of Collections to Welfare Leavers
4. CHILD SUPPORT RECEIPT AND SELF SUFFICIENCY
   1. Welfare Exit
   2. Welfare Re-entry
   3. Welfare Caseloads
5. WELFARE REFORM AND CHILD SUPPORT
   1. Findings from Impact Studies
   2. Findings from Leaver and Other Studies
6. PASS-THROUGH AND DISTRIBUTION POLICIES AND CHILD SUPPORT
   1. Recent Policy Changes
   2. Relevant Research
7. AWARENESS OF CHILD SUPPORT RECEIPT AND COLLECTION EFFORTS
8. COORDINATION BETWEEN TANF AND CHILD SUPPORT
   1. Administrative Linkages
   2. System Automation and Integration
9. CONCLUSION

• References

• Appendix A

• Endnotes

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