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African Americans and Welfare Time Limits

Comparative Analysis of State Time Limit Policies Under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity and Reconciliation Act of 1996

Savannah State University, brockn{at}savstate.edu

This study examines state lifetime limit policies for the receipt of cash assistance under the 1996 welfare reform law. It performs cross-tabulation and correlational analysis to determine whether a relationship exists between the racial composition of African Americans in a state and lifetime limit policies under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity and Reconciliation Act. Findings indicate a relationship and show that a majority of the states with a large population of African Americans have adopted some of the harshest lifetime limit policies for receipt of cash assistance.

Key Words: African American • Black • Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families • time limits • welfare • welfare reform

This version was published on July 1, 2009

Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 39, No. 6, 962-973 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0021934707305689


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