This powerpoint by Ron Haskins provides an overview of income and employment trends over the last several years for families likely to have been affected by 1996 reforms to the federal welfare law.
Social Safety Net
Poverty and poverty reduction among non-elderly, nondisabled, childless adults in affluent countries: The United States in cross-national perspective
Commentary
Overview of TANF: Welfare Reform & Beyond Initiative
May 19, 2003