Family Support Act
Article Abstract:
The Family Support Act of 1988 was a major step towards reforming the US welfare system. The welfare reform act provides benefits to parents who move off the welfare rolls to employment. Its centerpiece was the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program which instituted benefits such as job training and placement, education and child-care and Medicaid services. Critics argue that the welfare reform act would only attract low-earning women to go onto welfare, thus increasing government costs. Critics supported their argument with statistic showing a 20% increase in welfare rolls between 1989 and 1991.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1992
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Welfare and work
Article Abstract:
Government efforts to reform the US welfare system into a work-oriented welfare program has produced mixed results. One study showed that workfare has increased both the employment and earning capability of welfare recipients, but another study showed a continued dependence of welfare recipients on their welfare income. In addition, the increase in their income from workfare is not sufficient to wean the recipients off the welfare program. Notwithstanding, the government saw the benefits of workfare and pursued mandatory implementation of the workfare program.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1992
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