September 2003 TANF statistics

Total Caseload

Month	Number	% Change Since 1/1993 (11,285)	% Change Since 4/1994 (11,803)
Current Month	6,138	-45.6%	-48.0%
Same Month Last Year	5,884	-47.9%	-50.1%
10/95 Caseload	10,260	-9.1%	-13.1%

Adjusted Caseload - Current Month = 5,516

Clients Working

Month	Number	% of Caseload
Baseline 12/95	536	5.2%
Current Month	790	12.87%
Same Month Last Year	718	12.2%

Caretaker Cases:43.8% of total caseload

Time Limited Families On TANF And Working: 23.61% of caseload

Federal Mandated Work Participation Rate and Hours of Participation: All Families

Federal Requirement: Minimum 30 hrs per week @50% caseload Delaware Waiver: 20 hrs for some participants.

Actual: 23.05% caseload

Job Placements*
Program 10/99 to 08/03

Full Time	Part-Time
3,450	2,825

*These numbers are for both Employment Connections and Get-A-Job contractors.

Average Wage 10/99 To 08/03

County	Full Time	Part Time
New Castle	$8.38	$7.29
Kent	$7.27	$6.71
Sussex	$7.20	$6.81

Engagements 10/99 to 08/03

County	Total Engagements	% Of Clients Placed	Average Wage
Statewide	10,042	62%	$7.51
New Castle Co.	6,278	58%	$7.87
Kent County	1,500	70%	$7.04
Sussex County	2,264	71%	$7.02

Sanctions by County: Employment & Training

County	1st Sanction	2nd Sanction	3rd Sanction
New Castle	29	8	421
Kent	17	10	523
Sussex	29	11	351
Total	75	29	1,295

Contract of Mutual Responsibility

County	Current Month
New Castle	83
Kent	26
Sussex	13
Total	122

Cases Closed     1,349

Last Updated: Friday November 03 2006