GOVT 2306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Aid To Families With Dependent Children
20 Oct 2016
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Poverty is the condition under which individuals or families do not have the resources to meet their basic needs, including food, shelter, healthcare, transportation, and clothing. Social security act of 1935: changed the way welfare was implemented in the us, established assistance programs. In exchange for federal funding, state programs had to meet federal guidelines. To run the various public assistance programs. Supervised by a state board of welfare, 3 members appointed by the governor for 6-year terms. Idea of dependency and welfare reform in the 1990"s. Welfare programs led to the losing of moral values and becoming dependent on welfare. Mandated two-parent coverage for all state afdc programs. Established new workfare programs (get people off of welfare and into the workforce) Growing discontent with welfare policy, robbing people of their independence. 2 year limit on benefits for recipients to be able to work. Required to take a state-sponsored job if after 2 years they cannot find work.
