Sunday, July 15, 2012

New Welfare Rules Rile GOP

The Obama administration this week gave states more leeway to administer welfare programs, a move Republicans said would gut work requirements imposed on recipients during the Clinton administration.

Under the 1996 law, states are required to document the number of hours that welfare recipients spend in paid jobs, voluntary work or other activities directly related to finding employment. States can lose federal funding for their welfare programs if they don't meet targets for recipients' participation in these activities.

States have said that such rules are preventing them from running more-effective welfare programs, and the Obama administration said that two states, ...

The Obama administration this week gave states more leeway to administer welfare programs, a move Republicans said would gut work requirements imposed on recipients during the Clinton administration.

Under the 1996 law, states are required to document the number of hours that welfare recipients spend in paid jobs, voluntary work or other activities directly related to finding employment. States can lose federal funding for their welfare programs if they don't meet targets for recipients' participation in these activities.

States have said that such rules are preventing them from running more-effective welfare programs, and the Obama administration said that two states, ...

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303644004577525253742799344.html?mod=rss_US_News

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