After welfare reform, are ‘deeply poor’ worse off?
U. CHICAGO / U. MICHIGAN (US) — Although the US federal government’s 1996 reform of welfare brought some improvements for the nation’s poor, extremely poor Americans may be experiencing even more...
View ArticleCut welfare spending to pay for prison reform?
RICE (US) — Efforts by the US federal government to improve living conditions in state prisons resulted in decreased welfare funding, a new analysis shows. “When courts are effective in increasing...
View Article‘Safety net’ programs worked in Great Recession
The country’s economic and social safety net expanded to catch many Americans during the economic downturn of 2008 and 2009, working as it was designed to do, a study finds. “The programs did their job...
View ArticleWelfare spending up, but not for America’s neediest families
The United States has become more generous over time in supporting low-income families, spending 74 percent more in inflation-adjusted dollars on welfare programs in 2007 than in 1975. But for the 2.5...
View ArticleTax credit adds income while cutting stigma
The Earned Income Tax Credit, a $65 billion federal tax-relief program, bolsters recipients’ self-respect by emphasizing their role as working parents and providers, say researchers. The program for...
View ArticleWhy are preschoolers taking antipsychotic drugs?
A small number of American preschool children on Medicaid are using psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and medications for attention-deficit disorder, despite limited...
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