12.04.2012

The Cost of Family Fragmentation in South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah


South Carolina saw a 13% increase in TANF expenditures, households had a 217% increase in annual SNAP costs, and a 33% increase in food costs for WIC.  The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for South Carolina is $1,850,391,689.15.

South Dakota had a 12% increase in TANF expenditures, households had a 230% increase in annual SNAP costs since 2007, and a 45% increase in food costs for WIC.  The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for South Dakota is $231,603,172.91.

Tennessee saw a 68% increase in TANF expenditures over the last five years, Tennessee households had a 204% increase in annual SNAP costs since 2007, and the State saw a 4% decrease in food costs for WIC from 2007-2011.  The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for Tennessee is $2,872,313,055.72.

Texas TANF expenditures increased by 17% from 2007-2011, SNAP increased by more than 220%, and WIC increased 10%. The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for Texas is $7,455,092,049.95.

Utah saw a 36% increase in TANF expenditures over the last five years, Utah households had a 301% increase in annual SNAP costs since 2007, and the State saw a 55% increase in food costs for WIC from 2007-2011.  The conservative five year cost of family fragmentation of TANF, SNAP and WIC for Utah is $585,139,242.43.

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

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