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The New World of Welfare

The New World of Welfare

Paperback

General SociologySocial MovementsUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0815710119
ISBN13: 9780815710110
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: Sep 1 2001
Pages: 532
Weight: 1.53
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.82 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

Congress must reauthorize the sweeping 1996 welfare reform legislation by October 1, 2002. A number of issues that were prominent in the 1995-96 battle over welfare reform are likely to resurface in the debate over reauthorization. Among those issues are the five-year time limit, provisions to reduce out-of-wedlock births, the adequacy of child care funding, problems with Medicaid and food stamp receipt by working families, and work requirements. Funding levels are also certain to be controversial. Fiscal conservatives will try to lower grant spending levels, while states will seek to maintain them and gain additional discretion in the use of funds. Finally, a movement to encourage states to promote marriage among low-income families is already taking shape.

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