Welfare Programs: Opportunities to Consolidate and Increase Program Efficiencies

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	May 31, 1995
Report No.	HEHS-95-139
Subject	Administrative costs Cost control Disadvantaged persons Food programs for children Funds management Interagency relations Medicaid Public assistance programs Welfare recipients Supplemental security income AFDC AFDC Transitional Child Care Program Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program Census Bureau Current Population Survey Child Care and Development Block Grant Earned Income Tax Credit EIC Centralization

Summary:

The federal government provides billions of dollars in public assistance each year through an inefficient welfare system that is increasingly cumbersome for program administrators to manage and difficult for eligible clients to access. Program consolidation may be one strategy to reduce the inefficiency of the current system of overlapping and fragmented programs. This report (1) describes low-income families' participation in multiple welfare programs; (2) examines program inefficiencies, such as program overlap and fragmentation; and (3) identifies issues to consider in deciding whether, and to what extent, to consolidate welfare issues. Regardless of how the welfare system is restructured, ensuring that federal funds are used efficiently and that programs focus on outcomes remains important. Without a focus on outcomes, concerns and the effectiveness of welfare programs will not be adequately addressed.

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Welfare Programs: Opportunities to Consolidate and Increase Program Efficiencies