Welfare

Issue

Welfare

Today, more people than ever before depend on the federal government for housing, food, and income. Welfare policies should help those truly in need and empower Americans to achieve financial independence.

 

Stronger Families: How Welfare Policy Can Promote Family Formation, Grow Marriage Rates, and Diminish Abortion

 

Learn more about policies that truly improve the well-being of the poor, encourage work, and remove barriers to marriage with this explainer video.

report

Why Work Matters and How the Safety Net Should Encourage It Leslie Ford

Oct 8, 2021 20 min read

Commentary

Commentary

We Shouldn’t Return to Welfare As We Knew It Leslie Ford

Sep 20, 2021 2 min read

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Welfare Reform (Part 3)

We have been looking back on the great success of the bipartisan welfare reform act of 1996. In Part 1, Robert Rector told us

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HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Welfare Reform (Part 2)

This week, we break down the Biden administration’s plans to expand welfare. Jason Turner, executive director at Secretaries’

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HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Welfare Reform (Part 1)

It's been 25 years since President Clinton signed into law sweeping welfare reform. But while this massive bipartisan victory

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