Welfare Dependency and Its Causes: Determinants of the Duration of Welfare Spells
Welfare Dependency and Its Causes: Determinants of the Duration of Welfare Spells
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Welfare programs serve an important role in providing both short and long term assistance to low-income families and individuals. The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, for example, the basic cash assistance program for low-income families with children, aids about 11 million people each month.
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