Federal Policy, Marriage Incentives, and Father Involvement H. Elizabeth Peters, Urban Institute April 2015.

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Federal Policy, Marriage Incentives, and Father Involvement H. Elizabeth Peters, Urban Institute April 2015

Federal Policies and Marriage Welfare benefits (TANF) EITC Federal income tax Marriage penalty Marriage bonus Social Security Health insurance and ‘marriage lock’ (I’m not yet sure whether I will talk about this) Conclusions: Small effects, if any

Healthy relationship/marriage education programs The Administration on Children and Families funds 60 organizations across the country to provide healthy relationship and marriage education services Evaluations of previous programs have found small and mixed results

Indirect Incentives Making low-income men more ‘marriageable’ Improving education Improving job skills and employment Reducing involvement with criminal justice system Increasing employability and family connections after reentry Conclusions: potentially a more promising approach

Father Involvement Fathers make important contributions to children’s well-being Better cognitive outcomes Higher social competence Lower levels of externalizing behavior for boys Higher levels of mental health for girls Barriers to involvement of non-residential fathers Poverty Low education and job skills Substantial child support arrears History of incarceration and substance abuse Multi-partner fertility Child support policy can make a difference

Two Child Support Examples Child support and child outcomes Policies targeted towards increasing child support can positively affect children’s cognitive outcomes Child support and father involvement Fathers who paid child support due to stricter child support policies had 27 more days of contact with their children per year.