An Overview of the WIN Program: Its Objectives, Accomplishments, and Problems
HRD-82-55
Published: Jun 21, 1982. Publicly Released: Jul 01, 1982.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO assessed the Work Incentive Program (WIN) to determine: (1) what portion of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) population receives assistance from WIN; (2) what percentage of WIN participants achieve self-support; (3) whether other WIN performance goals are being achieved; and (4) what mix of services is being provided to WIN participants and to what extent those services and other factors are associated with participant outcomes.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Health and Human Services | The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct WIN program officials to modify the process used by WIN officials for calculating welfare grant reductions to eliminate the double counting of participants who enter into more than one job in a year. |
Please call 202/512-6100 for information.
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| Department of Labor | The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct WIN program officials to modify the process used by WIN officials for calculating welfare grant reductions to eliminate the double counting of participants who enter into more than one job in a year. |
Please call 202/512-6100 for information.
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| Department of Health and Human Services | The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct WIN program officials to modify the process used by WIN officials for calculating welfare grant reductions to use a more realistic retention level, such as the 6-month level, in annualizing savings. |
Please call 202/512-6100 for information.
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| Department of Labor | The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct WIN program officials to modify the process used by WIN officials for calculating welfare grant reductions to use a more realistic retention level, such as the 6-month level, in annualizing savings. |
Please call 202/512-6100 for information.
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| Department of Health and Human Services | The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct WIN program officials to modify the process used by WIN officials for calculating welfare grant reductions to identify the welfare savings related to WIN placements separately from the savings resulting from participants' self-placements. |
Based on a contractor study of program services provided to WIN registrants reported as obtaining their own employment versus whose reported as placed by the program, Labor does not intend to implement the recommendation. The study findings suggested that welfare grant savings attributable to both employment categories might properly be credited to the WIN program.
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| Department of Labor | The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct WIN program officials to modify the process used by WIN officials for calculating welfare grant reductions to identify the welfare savings related to WIN placements separately from the savings resulting from participants' self-placements. |
Based on a contractor study of program services provided to WIN registrants reported as obtaining their own employment versus those reported as placed by the program, Labor does not intend to implement the recommendation. The study findings suggested that welfare grant savings attributable to both employment categories might properly be credited to the WIN program.
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