Part C: Answer the following questions in 1-3 sentences. (8) Did the shift from
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Part C: Answer the following questions in 1-3 sentences.
(8) Did the shift from AFDC to TANF (in 1996) lead to a drastic reduction in welfare caseloads in the US?
(9) Approximately what percentage of the federal budget is spent on cash welfare?
(10) Provide two criticisms of the way that the poverty line is calculated.
(11) What is the lifetime limit of months that you can receive welfare? How many months can you be on welfare without working?
(12) What does SSI stand for, and who can receive it?
(13) Name three welfare programs that provide in-kind assistance.
(14) What is the largest categorical welfare program?
Explanation / Answer
(8) Did the shift from AFDC to TANF (in 1996) lead to a drastic reduction in welfare caseloads in the US?
Yes. They went down by over 50%.
(9) Approximately what percentage of the federal budget is spent on cash welfare?
Around 5%
(10) Provide two criticisms of the way that the poverty line is calculated.
It is criticized for not including entertainment
It does not account for human development indicators like health and education.
(11) What is the lifetime limit of months that you can receive welfare? How many months can you be on welfare without working?
Lifetime limit of 60 months.
(12) What does SSI stand for, and who can receive it?
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income. It is a welfare program that can be received on need basis by elderly, blind and disabled who meet the income and asset requirements specified.
(13) Name three welfare programs that provide in-kind assistance.
Medicaid, Food Stamps, Public Housing
(14) What is the largest categorical welfare program?
SSI (Suplemental Security Income)
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