March 2004 TANF statistics

Total Caseload

Month	Number	% Change Since 1/1993 (11,285)	% Change Since 4/1994 (11,803)
Current Month	5,975	-47.05%	-49.38%
Same Month Last Year	5,949	-47.28%	-49.60%
10/95 Caseload	10,260	-9.08%	-13.07%

Adjusted Caseload - Current Month = 5,308

Clients Working

Month	Number	% of Caseload
Baseline 12/95	536	5.20%
Current Month	866	14.49%
Same Month Last Year	785	13.20%

Caretaker Cases:44.49% of total caseload

Time Limited Families On TANF And Working: 26.73% of caseload

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

Federal Requirement: Minimum 30 hrs per week @50% caseload Delaware

*DE Estimated Rate: 20.90% of caseload

* This is based od DSS approximating the federal rules and using waiver definitions. DSS must begin recalculating this rate following federal definitions.

Job Placements*
Program 10/99 to 02/04

Full Time	Part-Time
3,960	3,175

Average Wage 10/99 To 02/04

County	Full Time	Part Time
New Castle	$8.38	$7.31
Kent	$7.25	$6.71
Sussex	$7.19	$6.83

Engagements 10/99 to 02/04

County	Total Engagements	% Of Clients Placed	Average Wage
Statewide	11,346	63%	$7.52
New Castle Co.	7,156	58%	$7.89
Kent County	1,672	72%	$7.03
Sussex County	2,518	70%	$7.02

Sanctions by County: Employment & Training

County	1st Sanction	2nd Sanction	3rd Sanction
New Castle	46	10	424
Kent	19	11	544
Sussex	26	7	377
Total	91	28	1,345

Contract of Mutual Responsibility

County	Current Month
New Castle	75
Kent	23
Sussex	16
Total	114

Cases Closed     1,410

Last Updated: Friday November 03 2006