Public Assistance Programs

question 74

Multiple Choice

Public assistance programs:

• A) are not means-tested and are targeted to the public.
• B) are means-tested social programs targeted to the poor and providing financial, nutritional, and housing assistance.
• C) provide the same amount of support to families in poverty in every state of the United States.
• D) are available only to single-parent families with at least three children.

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