December 2003 TANF statistics

Total Caseload

Month	Number	% Change Since 1/1993 (11,285)	% Change Since 4/1994 (11,803)
Current Month	6,085	-46.1%	-48.4%
Same Month Last Year	5,903	-47.7%	-50.0%
10/95 Caseload	10,260	-9.1%	-13.1%

Adjusted Caseload - Current Month = 5,417

Clients Working

Month	Number	% of Caseload
Baseline 12/95	536	5.2%
Current Month	846	13.9%
Same Month Last Year	796	13.5%

Caretaker Cases:43.3% of total caseload

Time Limited Families On TANF And Working: 24.56% 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: 24.77% caseload

Next Year: Minimum 30 hrs per week @50% caseload

Job Placements*
Program 10/99 to 11/03

Full Time	Part-Time
3,711	2,878

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

Average Wage 10/99 To 11/03

County	Full Time	Part Time
New Castle	$8.37	$7.29
Kent	$7.25	$6.72
Sussex	$7.17	$6.83

Engagements 10/99 to 11/03

County	Total Engagements	% Of Clients Placed	Average Wage
Statewide	10,649	63%	$7.51
New Castle Co.	6,669	58%	$7.87
Kent County	1,600	71%	$7.03
Sussex County	2,380	71%	$7.01

Sanctions by County: Employment & Training

County	1st Sanction	2nd Sanction	3rd Sanction
New Castle	31	10	419
Kent	32	11	532
Sussex	34	6	373
Total	97	27	1,324

Contract of Mutual Responsibility

County	Current Month
New Castle	72
Kent	25
Sussex	14
Total	111

Cases Closed     1,374

Last Updated: Friday November 03 2006