Welfare reform in Wisconsin

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public policy initiative state-level social policy reform welfare reform program welfare-to-work program

Welfare reform in Wisconsin was a pioneering state-level overhaul of public assistance programs in the 1990s, led by Governor Tommy Thompson, that became a national model for reducing welfare rolls and promoting work requirements.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Wisconsin Works	0

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public policy initiative ⓘ state-level social policy reform ⓘ welfare reform program ⓘ welfare-to-work program ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Republican Party in Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Thompson administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedAs	national model for welfare-to-work policies ⓘ pioneering state-level overhaul of public assistance programs ⓘ
corePrinciple	devolution of authority to states and local agencies ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ time-limited assistance ⓘ work first ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizedFor	impact on very low-income single mothers ⓘ insufficient attention to child care and transportation barriers ⓘ potential hardship for families leaving welfare without stable employment ⓘ
effectOnIndicator	increased labor force participation among former recipients ⓘ reduced welfare caseloads in Wisconsin ⓘ
hasLongTermImpactOn	design of state TANF programs across the United States ⓘ national discourse on work requirements in welfare ⓘ
implementedThrough	changes to Aid to Families with Dependent Children in Wisconsin ⓘ creation of Wisconsin Works program ⓘ
influenced	Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program NERFINISHED ⓘ welfare reform initiatives in other U.S. states ⓘ
inspiredBy	national debate on welfare dependency in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ
introducedFeature	earnings disregards to make work pay ⓘ expanded use of case management ⓘ greater use of private and nonprofit contractors for service delivery ⓘ mandatory work requirements for most adult recipients ⓘ sanctions for noncompliance with work requirements ⓘ time limits on cash assistance ⓘ
mainProponent	Tommy Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea	labor and employment policy ⓘ poverty alleviation ⓘ social welfare policy ⓘ
policyGoal	increase employment among welfare recipients ⓘ promote self-sufficiency ⓘ reduce long-term dependency on cash assistance ⓘ reduce welfare caseloads ⓘ
positionHeldByMainProponent	Governor of Wisconsin ⓘ
shortName	W-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantProgram	Wisconsin Works NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	early 1990s ⓘ
supportedBy	conservative policymakers ⓘ some centrist Democrats ⓘ
timePeriod	1990s ⓘ

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Tommy Thompson (American politician) → notableWork → Welfare reform in Wisconsin ⓘ

subject surface form: Tommy Thompson