Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Beginning mostly in the 1960s and 70s, some welfare applicants have found a loophole in the government aid system. People have been trading in their food stamps for money and buying expensive things they do not need, but things they want. People have also been trading their government checks in for drugs. In 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported that 24% of welfare users have later committed fraud due to inaccuracy of their claims of needing help (Wee, 2016). That percentage has gone down…

various DHS field staff, the public and other state agency staff around direct deposits, SNAP deletes and date of death issues. Provide manual intervention requiring in-depth research and technical knowledge of various DHS screens. Provide technical assistance to case workers in Self-Sufficiency (SS), Aging and People with Disabilities (APD), Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MH/AD) on direct deposit issues. Troubleshoot and resolve direct deposit coding errors, SNAP deletes and date…

The United States government spends an enormous amount of money. Where exactly does the U.S. government spend all that money on? There are three levels of government, federal, state, and local. As of today 2016, the amount of the three levels of government spending is estimated to be around $6.6 trillion. Federal spending is estimated to be $3.95 trillion, state spending is around $1.62 trillion, and local spending is around $1.82 trillion. Federal spending is divided into three categories by…

After studying Josie’s case study it has become apparent that there are several key risk factors that are impacting this case and need to be addressed in order to successfully advocate for this young girl. The first risk factor that stands out when looking at this case is the statement that Josie made about being depressed and not caring about living anymore. According to studies that have been done, “at least 90% of children who kill themselves have some type of mental health problem, such as…

can't work, so how are they to pay for their medication or to see a doctor or even get to the doctor? They get social security to help with any medical care they need. The elderly people have worked their whole life they deserve a little bit of assistance. People have concerns about giving the elderly social security and other benefits because it just prolongs their life. These elderly people that we are prolonging their lives are other people's loved ones. We need to educate ourselves on their…

The culture of poverty theory argues that "poor people share deviant cultural characteristics. The poor have lifestyles that differ from the rest of society and that these characteristics perpetuate their life of poverty. Therefore it can be said that poverty, according to this theory, is a trait which is perpetuated generation after generation. Moreover, the issue of the culture of poverty theory argues that there are certain characteristics related to the way in which people targeted by this…

Even though ethnic inequality in the United States is a lot better than the 1960’s it’s still something that is very much present. “The second individualistic explanation also shows high levels of importance and Americans believe that differences in family upbringing are important in explaining both advantage and disadvantage” (Croll et al 54). Croll suggests that even the biological reasons for inequality are gone and they have been replaced by other factors like culture. A person can’t…

3p.Proquest.Web. 28 February 2014. In the article, “State Consider Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients” the author speaks about the issue of drug testing. Why US state governments want to legislate requirements for people who use Temporary Assistances to Needy Families (TANF) to take a drug test to get on the program. Many people who use drugs and that are in treatment along with many social services workers are oppose to drug testing as a requirement for…

person according the 2016 guidelines is 11,880. For a family of four is 24,300. In 2015 there was 13.5 million Americans citizens living in poverty. That is 13.5 million people plus all of the people that are barely over the poverty line that needed help from the government to just meet basic needs. Some of these programs are Medicaid, Children 's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance for needy families, food stamps. The government assistance programs spend 400 billion dollars a year to…

Is college really worth the cost? Do the benefits of college still outweigh the cost? In recent research, it shows that people who are undergraduates are making less than people who actually attend college and get a degree. In the research paper Benefits of College Still Outweigh Costs, Fed Study Says, “Despite the recent struggles of college graduates, investing in a college degree may be more important than ever before because those who fail to do so are falling further and further behind.” In…