11.12.2012

The Cost of Family Fragmentation in Kansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana


Kansas had a 46% increase in TANF expenditures over the last five years, households throughout the state had a 235% increase in annual SNAP costs since 2007, and the State saw a 31% increase in food costs for WIC from 2007-2011. The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for Kansas is $678,387,907.12.

Kentucky had a 22% increase in TANF expenditures, Kentucky households had a 187% increase in annual SNAP costs, and the State had only a 4% increase in food costs for WIC. The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for Kentucky is $1,866,821,083.80.

Louisiana saw a 46% increase in TANF expenditures over the last five years, Louisiana households had a 186% increase in annual SNAP costs since 2007, and the State saw a 41% increase in food costs for WIC from 2007-2011.  The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for Louisiana is $2,148,938,969.54.


To read the entire article examining the costs of family fragmentation for each state, see the forthcoming issue of Regent Law Review, and the article by Rachel K. Toberty and Lynne Marie Kohm, entitled, “A 50 State Survey of the Costs of Family Fragmentation.” To subscribe to Regent Law Review see http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/student_life/studentorgs/lawreview/subscriptions.cfm

1 comment:

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