Welfare Factoids

10/09/2013

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill

An Urban Institute report, "Ten Myth-Busting Facts About Welfare," provides these factoids about the U.S. welfare system...

States are able to set their own rules about who gets welfare and how much, usually reflecting the state's culture and philosophy about government's role in helping the poor.
Not everyone who is poor gets welfare. Cash assistance reaches less than one in three poor families nationally.
The amount that the federal government gives states for welfare (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) has not changed since 1997.
Since welfare began in 1997, the share of poor families receiving assistance has fallen in all states.
Almost half of welfare cases include only children, with no financial assistance for adults.

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