Work requirements in welfare programs promote fairness: They automatically separate recipients who truly cannot find a job from those who refuse to work. Opponents wrongly argue that work requirements ...
Most Americans think that work in exchange for government benefits is common sense. For safety-net benefits, work-capable beneficiaries should begin to work, look for work, or participate in education ...
Mr. Kennedy is the secretary of health and human services. Dr. Oz is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Ms. Rollins is the secretary of agriculture. Mr. Turner is the ...
Right now, there are more job openings in the United States than people looking for work. Allowing anyone to qualify for welfare when they simply don’t want to work isn’t making things any better.
Low-income households in the United States are increasingly relying on government assistance rather than employment wages, a shift that raises important questions about the nation’s welfare system.
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Reed is aiming to give families a “hand-up” out of poverty. Reauthorization of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is due in September ...