Life After Welfare: The Economic Well-being of Welfare Leavers in Canada During the 1990s - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2003192
Description:
The 1990s were characterized by substantial declines in the number of welfare recipients in most Canadian provinces. These declines occurred in a period when most provincial governments lowered benefits and tightened eligibility rules. What happened to the economic well-being of those who left welfare in the 1990s? Using longitudinal tax data, this study examines the short and long-term outcomes of welfare leavers across three dimensions: earnings, disposable income and low-income. The role of marriage in post-welfare outcomes is also investigated.
Issue Number: 2003192
Main Product: Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series
| Format | Release date | More information |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2003 |
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Subjects and keywords
Subjects
Keywords
- Analytical products
- Child tax benefits
- Disposable income
- Economic conditions
- Eligibility
- Employment
- Families
- Families with children
- Families without children
- Family type
- Government transfer payments
- Households
- Income
- Income gaps
- Lone-parent families
- Low income cutoffs
- Low-income families
- Marriages
- Provincial differences
- Social assistance
- Surveys
- Unattached individuals
- Unemployment rate
- Welfare
- Welfare benefits
- Welfare recipients
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