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Wisconsin’s W-2 Program: Welfare as We Might Come to Know It

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Wisconsin’s welfare reform program, Wisconsin Works (W-2), is among the most ambitious and comprehensive state reforms supported by the U.S. government’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. This paper describes the W-2 program in Wisconsin, compares distinctive features of the program to TANF programs in selected other states, discusses how Wisconsin came to offer such a program, and describes early trends in W-2 program implementation. The paper also makes suggestions for evaluating distinctive features of W-2.

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  • T. Kaplan, "undated". "Wisconsin’s W-2 Program: Welfare as We Might Come to Know It," Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 1173-98, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty.
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