Welfare in Society While some families in the United Sates enjoy large incomes and can live very comfortably, others experience severe economic strain on a daily basis and rely on the welfare system to survive. Although family poverty is witnessed throughout the country, there is one population that suffers the highest percentage of poverty: single-mother households. In 2001, 6.81 million or 9.2% of U.S. families were identified as living below the poverty level, and of these families, 3.47 …showed first 75 words of 1446 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1446 total…changes in program participation and benefit levels for welfare, food stamps and cash transfers. One difficulty in studying welfare reform is separating the effects of a strong economy on program participation for the effects of public policy changes. There are too many people on welfare and starting to pass laws on who should be able to join the welfare system, eradicating stereotypes and exploring possible alternative forms of welfare or aid would be a start.