DHHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Welfare and child support programs have long been intertwined. Given the common populations served and the role that child support payments play in self-sufficiency and cost recovery, understanding the interaction between child support and welfare is important. The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) funded a study to examine this interaction. This literature review is the first report from this important study. A future report will present findings from analyses of several datasets examining the extent of child support receipt among current and former welfare clients and the contribution of payments to self-sufficiency.

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