Welfare Reform: One State Alternative

Authors

Anthony P. Halter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Abstract

Welfare reform has received a great deal of public attention in recent months. Historically, many states have enacted welfare reform legislation, with mixed reviews. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania implemented a Welfare Reform Act in 1982 which reduced the able-bodied General Assistance population to a maximum of 90 days of cash assistance in any twelve-month period. This study decribes the previous occupations of a segment of the Transitionally Needy in Philadelphia, the Transitionally Needy who did and did not find work, and how many were still receiving some form of in-kind benefits after discontinuance of cash assistance.

Recommended Citation

Halter, Anthony P. (1989) "Welfare Reform: One State Alternative," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1902
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol16/iss2/8