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Amount of Benefit Goes Down Even As The Population Goes Up!

The lecture discussed poverty rates in the United States and public assistance programs. It noted that poverty rates have increased partly due to social programs, and children under 18 remain the most vulnerable. It then outlined different income maintenance programs like General Assistance and Supplemental Security Income, which have become more restrictive with time limits and evaluating income and assets more closely. The lecture traced the evolution of programs from ADC to AFDC to TANF, noting TANF placed more emphasis on education, training and child care to reduce welfare rolls. However, high unemployment now makes it difficult for TANF recipients to find work to get off assistance.

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Amount of Benefit Goes Down Even As The Population Goes Up!

The lecture discussed poverty rates in the United States and public assistance programs. It noted that poverty rates have increased partly due to social programs, and children under 18 remain the most vulnerable. It then outlined different income maintenance programs like General Assistance and Supplemental Security Income, which have become more restrictive with time limits and evaluating income and assets more closely. The lecture traced the evolution of programs from ADC to AFDC to TANF, noting TANF placed more emphasis on education, training and child care to reduce welfare rolls. However, high unemployment now makes it difficult for TANF recipients to find work to get off assistance.

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11/6 SW 112 Lecture

 Revisiting Poverty Rate


o Has gone up because of social assistance programs
o Children under 18 are still the most vulnerable
o Recognizing the effect of depression
 Extreme poor: under 50% of the poverty guideline
 Income Maintenance includes:
o General Assistance (GA)
o Supplemental Security Income
 Characteristics of Public Assistance:
o More selective, meaning they may be looking more closely at income
o Aim for those with limited resources AND low incomes
o Time limits!
o More in-kind support instead of cash grants
o Amount of benefit goes down even as the population goes up!
 Overall, less are eligible in every aspect
 General Assistance
o Funded by the states and localities
o Even the way it’s worded shows that GA is for “employable” people
o GA has income requirements
 Contra Costa County
 Can’t have property of over $500 to be eligible
 Liquid assets(immediately usable funds)
 SSI
o Used to be a state federal program but it got rolled into 1
o Like a bridge for those who apply for social security in order to keep
you out of poverty
o Less participation in the workforce, less likely that you’re
qualified
 AFDC and transition to TANF
o TANF was a “transformed policy” from AFDC
o ADCAFDCTANF
o ADC: idea was that the funds would go to widowed mothers who were
“worthy” of assistance or support
 Agricultural and domestic workers were excluded
o Part of this idea of social control of poor people(everything is
controlled by the states)
o Majority of TANF recipients are children
o Just being married helps you stay out of poverty
o Greater percentage of children living with one parent who has never
been married are in poverty
 Graph doesn’t take race into consideration, but some ethnic
minorities are most likely to have children and still not get
married
o As you decrease the level of education, the more likely you’ll be a
single mother (inverse relationship)
o As you decrease the level of income, you decrease the level of
education
 Clinton: “End welfare as we know it.”
o Emphasis: education, training and child care
o Took 4 years (1996) for welfare reform to take place
 Current economic condition:
o Not as many jobs to go into right now, so it’s harder for those on TANF
to become employed
o TANF is no longer a safety net for those receiving TANF but in poverty

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