March 2, 2006.
The Impact of Federal TANF
Reauthorization in New York. Report based on testimony of
FPI Senior Economist Trudi Renwick before the Assembly Standing
Committee on Social Services.
December 27, 2005.
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Spending in New York. This report, by FPI Senior
Economist Trudi Renwick, reviews the evolution, over the past nine years, of New
York State’s use of its federal TANF block grant funds and the related
"Maintenance of Effort" (MOE) resources. It also presents a preliminary review
of the implementation, by social services districts across the state, of the
Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS), New York’s new “state-to-local block
grant.” (PDF)
September 22, 2005.
The Effect of Welfare Reform in
NYS.
Testimony by Trudi Renwick, FPI senior economist, before the NYS
Assembly Committee on Social Services.
February7, 2005.
Testimony presented at the New York
State Legislature's Joint Budget Hearing on Human Services. Updated
March 11, 2005. (PDF)
April 28,2003.
TANF and Child Care Spending in New
York: An Update.
March 3, 2003.
FPI's Testimony at the
Legislature's Joint Budget Hearing on Human Services (PDF). Includes
updated tables on TANF block grant spending, minimum wage workers, disposable income of
New York SSI recipients, and each county's public assistance shelter allowance as a
percent of its Fair Market Rent (FMR).
October 30, 2002.
An Assessment of the Monroe County
Department of Social Services and Health Department Altreya Consulting LLC Assessment and
Recommendations Updated Report. FPI Senior Economist Trudi Renwick
critiques the statistical analyses on which Altreya Consulting
LLC based its assessment of the Monroe County Department of Social Services.
(PDF)
July 26, 2002.
The Use of Partial (Rather than "Full
Family") Sanctions Has Not Led To Smaller Family Assistance Caseload Declines in New
York and California.
February 2002.
Joint Recommendations on the
Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program - Jointly
Supported by the New York State government and Many Members of the New York State Human
Services Advocacy Community. This report was jointly developed by officials of the
Schuyler Center for Advocacy and Analysis (SCAA) and the New York State Office of
Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and supported by the other relevant agencies of
state government, the Governor's office, and a broad array of human service
advocacy
organization statewide.
February 4, 2002. FPI's
testimony before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees, Joint Public
Hearing on the Human Services portion of the 2002-2003 Executive Budget. Focuses primarily
on the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.
November 30, 2001.
FPI Comments on TANF Reauthorization
submitted to the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
July 6, 2001.
Comments of the Fiscal Policy Institute on proposed TANF
Regulations.
February 27, 2001.
New York State Leaves Millions of Dollars Unspent
for Anti-Poverty Efforts for State's Poor Families.
February 2000. Improving New York State's
Utilization of its TANF Block Grant and Related "Maintenance of Effort" Resources.
By Frank Mauro and Carolyn Boldiston.
February 2000.
Programs and Services Funded by Family Assistance Resources.
By Frank Mauro and Carolyn Boldiston.
