Work first. That is the core idea behind the 1996 welfare reform legislation. It sounds appealing, but according to Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better

Work first. That is the core idea behind the 1996 welfare reform legislation. It sounds appealing, but according to Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better

Since its inception under President Ford in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has become the largest antipoverty program for the non-elderly in the Unit

This is an edited volume reviewing the major means-tested social programs in the United States. Each author addresses a major program or area, reviewing each ar

Examines eight areas of the safety net where families are falling through and describes how current policies and institutions could evolve to enhance the self-s