How Has the Focus of Social Assistance Programs Changed

question 6

Multiple Choice

How has the focus of social assistance programs changed?

• A)It has switched from providing services targeted at specific groups to universal coverage.
• B)It has switched from providing subsidies to working parents to increasing welfare benefits.
• C)It has switched from providing services to all poor people to those aimed at reducing child poverty.
• D)It has switched from providing noncash services such as school nutrition to funding for food banks.

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