Conditional Cash Transfer

The definition and viewing of poverty is a topic that many find highly debatable and close to the heart. Poverty is what most people see as not having enough to live on, and struggling to get anything more. Race and location are often looked at in conjunction to poverty. The author of the first article, McMillian, focuses on redefining poverty to a general audience by limiting her word choice and choosing a more personal appeal to the intended audience. In the other article, the authors Fram, Miller-Cribbs

critical is important as a social worker due to critical thinking can lead to positive change. Before reviewing the section on social welfare services and programs I had a general understanding of the various types of services (targeted cash transfers, universal cash transfers, contributory programs and tax relief programs). However, after reading the textbook I gained a more detailed understanding of the program goals and descriptions. I was also familiar with the financial eligibility tests, which include:

The decision whether a person who is on welfare should be drug tested or not is a continuing controversy. When I chose this topic, before any information was researched, I agreed that welfare recipients should be drug tested. As I was researching information to back up my claim, I discovered that there was more accurate evidence that backed up the counter argument. This convinced me to agree with my counter argument. Although some people believe it is a good idea to test a welfare recipient for drug

different aspects of the Social Welfare program, TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). TANF is the final variation today of the many cash assistance programs that are available to children and families. In this paper we also focus on who is eligible for TANF and where the funds are going to. With a review of the literature it is shown that living off cash assistance is not easy and how it affects the participant’s life. There is also a look at unintended consequences and why this program did

Reforming the welfare system was first initiated by Bill Clinton in 1996, by keeping a promise “to end welfare as we know it.” Between the years of 1989 and 1994, there had been a 33% increase in the number of households receiving welfare. Originally, these provisions of reform were implemented as a strategy to increase labor market production among public assistance recipients. Many held the belief that those receiving welfare had become too dependent on public assistance. It was suggested that

For years, poverty and race have been issues that our society has long since talked about, and efforts to find solutions to these topics are being heavily discussed. These issues have been revealed and talked about by millions of people, but how these problems are presented to the public can affect how individuals handle the information at hand. Authors frame their work to achieve the most effective reaction from their targeted audience, which can result in structural differences between articles

Australia’s Welfare System and Its Hidden Risks Jiayi Liu Generous welfare system has always been a main characteristic of Australia, which has been attracted a large number of overseas immigrants in recent years. The government provides citizens with a series of cradle-to-grave social benefits, for instance, education allowance, free health care program, a variety of relief fund. However, the long-time welfare packages also have brought a few social problems to Australia such as welfare dependency

In today’s world, poverty is happening throughout many societies. Poverty is defined as a person who is living of off of paychecks to pay checks; or not having enough money to meet basic needs such as, food, shelter, and clothing. Poverty has been a social issue that has been around for many years in the United States, and as the years continue to pass by poverty tends to get worse. Despite being one of the most popular countries in the world, the United States has families and communities who are

There are many pros and cons of social welfare policy. Unfortunately, when the word welfare is mentioned many people view it in a highly negative way which affects our society as a whole in seeing the real picture of why welfare is vital and necessary for the survival of many families. Welfare should not be viewed as being available for only those who only fall under the federal poverty guideline. Consequently, many families fall slightly over the federal poverty guidelines and are barely making

and “water dumping” can be attributed to the welfare theft (1). In many cases, welfare recipients participate in these activities in order to further themselves financially or to purchase items that can not be purchased with an electronic benefit transfer card (EBT). Items that can not be purchase with an EBT card include: tobacco products, alcohol, lottery tickets, and tattoos (1). Often times, these outlawed items are used by