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.

BACKGROUNDER

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Expands Welfare Even More

Jan 27, 2024 33 min read

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REPORT

Marriage, Abortion, and Welfare

May 22, 2023 About an hour read

Author

Robert Rector

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Rethinking Policy on Homelessness Sponsored His Excellency Moudod

Jun 1, 1989 1 min read

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How the White House Spurs Welfare Reform Stuart M.

May 4, 1989 18 min read

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Bad News on the New Welfare Law Kate Walsh O'Beirne

Apr 7, 1989 1 min read

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Enterprise Zones May at Last May Be Ready to Combat Urban Decay Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.

Mar 31, 1989 1 min read

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Guidelines for Real Welfare Reform Stuart M.

Mar 24, 1988 4 min read

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"Welfare Reform That Is Anti-Work, Anti-Family, Anti-Poor" Robert Rector

Sep 23, 1987 27 min read

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Time to Pull the Plug on Welfare "Reform" Robert Rector

Jul 22, 1987 3 min read

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Reforming Welfare: The Promises and Limits of Workfare Robert Rector

Jun 11, 1987 23 min read

Experts on Welfare

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Rachel Sheffield

Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

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Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

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