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August 2007 TANF statistics




Total Caseload
Month Number % Change
Since 10/1995
(10,260)
Current Month 4,727 -53.93%
Same Month Last Year 5,953 -44.98%


number of cases open because of Fill the Gap Budgeting
Month Number %
Current Month 302    6.39%
Same Month Last Year 499    8.38%

Chart of Clients Working
Month Number % of Caseload
Baseline 12/95 536    5.20%
Current Month 387    8.19%
Same Month Last Year 627  10.53%


chart of Caretaker Cases
Month Number % of Caseload
Baseline 12/99 2,480 38.00%
Current Month 2,451 51.85%
Same Month Last Year 2,551 42.85%
Work Eligibles 1,723 36.45%
     One Parent (# adults) 1,589 33.62%
     Two Parent (# adults)    134    2.83%


Number Families Medically Unable to Work
As a % of Work Eligibles
Type Number % of Caseload
All Families  869  50.44%
One Parent Families  819  51.54%
Two Parent Families    50  37.31%

Time Limited Families on TANF and Working: 22.46 of caseload
As a % of Work Eligibles

Federal Requirement Work Participation Rate and Hours of Participation

chart of All families
Federal Requirement Min. 30hrs per week @ 50% of Caseload
Actual 24% of Caseload


Two Parent families are solely state funded and are not subject to the Federal rate.



Job Placements
Period Full Time Part-Time
Current Month 107  52


Current Monthly Average Wage
County Full Time Part Time
New Castle $9.12 $8.46
Kent $8.19 $7.05
Sussex $9.00 $7.96
Statewide Avg. $9.06 $8.05


Sanctions by County: Employment & Training
County Full Family
Sanctions
Month
Full Family
Sanctions
Cumulative
3rd Sanction
New Castle  164   736    513
Kent    25   193    644
Sussex    20   137    478
Total  209 1066  1635


Contract of Mutual Responsibility
County Current
Month
New Castle  38
Kent  12
Sussex  14
Total  64


Cases Closed:     1,667



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