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Historical Trends in State-Level ADC/AFDC Benefits: Living on Less and Less

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: This paper, using government statistics, describes state-level variation in ADC/AFDC benefits from 1940-1995. The findings illustrate that the "race to the bottom" began in 1975, especially among higher paying states. The concomitant declines in benefit value relative to the poverty line places TANF-dependent recipients in serious jeopardy. Implications for education and advocacy are discussed.

Source: The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

DOI: 10.15453/0191-5096.2568

Authors: Sandra Wexler, Rafael J. Engel

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1537052558

FWCI: 3.616

Cites: 41

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10