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St. Catherine University

2017

Welfare

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A Systematic Review Of The Primary Material Hardships Of Post-Welfare Reform Tanf Recipients, Matthew Schwer May 2017

A Systematic Review Of The Primary Material Hardships Of Post-Welfare Reform Tanf Recipients, Matthew Schwer

Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers

Through this research, I sought to better understand how TANF recipients in the post-welfare reform US experience the material hardships of housing instability, unemployment, and phone disconnection. I hypothesized that TANF under-serves its recipients, and needs strengthening to truly alleviate material hardships. I used a systematic review design to strengthen my understanding of these hardships. Systematic reviews seek to answer a specific question by gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing pre-existing research, across different types of studies, related to the question. This review incorporates research found on social work related search engines and research institutes, always involving the population of current and …