Source: "Indicators of Welfare Dependence," U

question 10

Multiple Choice

Source: "Indicators of Welfare Dependence," U.S.Department of Health and Human Services,Annual Report to Congress,2008.Updated by the authors based on welfare caseload data reported by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families,poverty statistics reported by the U.S. Census Bureau,and caseload data for food stamps as reported by the Department of Agriculture.
-Based on the graph,how did welfare reform affect the number of people receiving government assistance?

• A)The proportion of impoverished people on welfare remained the same.
• B)More people received welfare,but fewer received food stamps.-Consider This: The opposite is true.Many more people receive food stamps,but significantly fewer receive welfare.
• C)Only those with the best chance of moving above the poverty line receive welfare.
• D)The number of people on welfare declined even as poverty increased.

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