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Sanctions and Time Limits in California's Welfare Program

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  • Caroline Danielson
  • Deborah Reed
  • Qian Li
  • Jay Liao

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California’s welfare program—the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program—provides cash assistance to needy families while helping them gain self-sufficiency.

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  • Caroline Danielson & Deborah Reed & Qian Li & Jay Liao, "undated". "Sanctions and Time Limits in California's Welfare Program," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 09550879b2754a38b32e03488, Mathematica Policy Research.
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