Welfare Caseload Remains Relatively Flat in Second Quarter of 2003

Publication Date: October 2003

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

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Research Area: Social conditions

Type: News release

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Welfare caseloads remained essentially flat in the United States between March and June 2003, according to new data collected by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). In the second quarter, 22 states reported welfare caseload increases and 28 reported decreases, but the changes in most states were small; for 40 states, the June 2003 caseload was within 3 percent of the March caseload.