Abstract
This article reports the results of a three-year study of payment errors in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The analysis explored the role that home visitation by the caseworker may play in retarding payment errors related to inaccurate or incomplete information about the AFDC program and its eligibility requirements. An experimental design was used in which 961 subjects were randomly assigned to three groups. One group was never visited by the case-worker. Another group was visited only during the application process. The third group was visited at both intake and in the fourth month of program participation. Special efforts were made at this four-month visit to clarify any misunderstood or miscommunicated information. After six months on the caseload, redetermination results were used to calculate payment error rates and dollar figures for amounts paid in error. The study found no significant differences in error rates or amounts among the groups. A randomly selected subsampl...
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