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Welfare

Welfare is help provided for less fortunate people. It can include food, clothing, shelter, and medical services and is provided by government agencies, charitable organizations and individuals.

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What state has highest percentage of people on welfare?

According to CNBC.com 2012, the state with the highest percentage of citizens on welfare is Caloforna. It is documented that 3.30% of the population is on assistance. Their unemployment rate is around 11%.

What constitutes felony welfare fraud?

The most common types of welfare fraud include failing to report additional income, failure to disclose information regarding household family members, or supplying false information about an inability to work. There have also been instances were people feigned illness or injury to manipulate the welfare system. it is a rediculous thing. people who would sit on their asses and steal from the working people. it happens all the time and it needs to stop! although it is not technically considered fraud getting pregnant just to collect welfare is also another form of "cheating the system" and unfortunately happens far too often.

Who is the Australian welfare minister?

Different parts of Australia's Welfare system are administered through different portfolio's.

Can welfare find out if you are married?

No. Welfare can not find out if you are married unless you apply for your spouse.

How much money has been spent on welfare last year?

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=2807

9 Trillion or about $225,000 per person currently living in American poverty. The above answer is accurate only if you define "welfare" as including all means-tested programs. This would include Medicaid, food stamps, student lunch programs, scholarship aid to college students, etc. This also includes Medicaid spending for the elderly in nursing homes or subsidized Medicare coverage, and for the disabled. Only about 16% of all Medicaid spending is for health care to poor, non-disabled families, so the answer varies depending on how you define "welfare". (Center for Budget and Policy Priorities) And, of course, the answer to this question changes with each passing day. Using information from 2001 (the most recent numbers I could find) which was provided by the conservative Heritage Foundation, I was able to do the following math and find out how much we spent on welfare in that year as a percent of the budget: -Combined spending on cash, food, and housing assistance (which I think is what most people consider to be "welfare") was $167 billion in 2001. 72% of this amount was from federal funding; the rest was from states/locals. Doing the math then, about $120 billion came the federal government. -The 2001 Federal budget was about $1.835 trillion. These programs were therefore about 6.5% of federal spending in 2001. Numbers for states vary, but from what I've seen, their spending on these kinds of cash assistance programs was betwen 1% and 4% of the state's annual budget. -Note: these numbers reflect what we are spending on welfare programs that including the cost of welfare office operations and their employees' compensation. This is not the amount that is sent out in checks to poor households. In researching the topic, this amount (between 5-10% of the overall federal budget and 1-5% of state budgets) seems to be a pretty consistent level of spending on these programs from year to year.

What are the duties of a welfare state?

DUTIES OF A WELFARE STATE ARE AS FOLLOWING :

EMPLOYMENT : A welfare state should make all the possible arrangements to provide employment to all the citizens .

CONSULTATION : A welfare state takes all decisions throgh mutual discussion.

QUICK & CHEAP JUSTICE : Every citizen get legal rights and quick and cheap justices is available to all.

HEALTH & EDUCATION : A welfare state that provides full facilities of health and education to its citizens.

If mom is on welfare with no job can dad get full custody?

If the mother has interrupted her career more than the father for her children, surely she has the better argument for custody? Custody should depend on how the children are treated, not on how hard the mother found it/finds it to get a job. The father would probably have to work less when they have custody of the children anyway.

Does the father have to pay child support if he is on welfare?

Provided he's not living in the household, and thus not part to the application, yes. When you apply for State Aid, you forfeit the right to to claim or not claim child support. If he's living in the home, than he must be named in the application.

What do this pharse mean promote for the general walfare?

it means that everyone should be working towards the "common good" for all people. in other words..... they shoudln't be doing anythign that would be harmful to society, but rather help to build a better community.

What does provide for the common welfare mean?

That phrase is not in the constitution. The exact phrase is "promote the general welfare" in the preamble (Note that the word provide is used in the context of 'provide for the common defense')

It does not mean that everyone gets welfare as defined today.

Within the context of the constitution, the aspects of the 'general welfare' are enumerated in Article I, section 8 - these items are the embodiment of promoting the general welfare.

Can you Describe briefly what is meant by the statement the 'welfare of the child is paramount'?

This means that the welfare of the child, (his or her best interests), is the most important thing of all regardless of other issues. The child's health, emotional stability, safety, etc, all come *first* in whatever issues are being decided, and grown-ups come last. This phrase is usually used in court situations when deciding what is best for the child, *not* the parents when there is either divorce or custody disputes. It reminds the feuding "grown-ups" that there is a child (or children) involved and that child's welfare comes way before any of the "grown-ups'" concerns.

How much does social welfare worker get paid per year?

That depends on several things, including, but not limited to:

  • How many children or dependents do you have?
  • Are you disabled, and can you work part-time?
  • Do you have any other sort of income?
  • Do you receive any other state assisted benefits?
  • How much in assets do you have (home value, bank account, etc.)?
  • Where do you live? Each state uses their own formula for calculating how much is paid, depending on the circumstances.

Can i get unemployment if im getting pay but not getting 40 hours a week?

I'm not sure that the unemployment people wouldn't look at your situation VERY CLOSELY! It certainly sounds as if it is ripe for abuse by your being paid "under the table." Hardly anybody continues working for no salary or remuneration of some type, unless (perhaps) it is a family business and you are one of the family members. Think it over if you don't want them poking around in your affairs.

What racial or ethnic group has the highest rate of welfare dependency in the US?

While blacks were slaves for many years, many people forget how disadvantaged the Native Americans have become. They have the highest suicide rates, the lowest education, and the most extreme poverty and substance abuse.

Can you receive both child support and welfare?

Yes, if the amount of child support actually received does not exceed the welfare standard for that State/county. (BTW, the State will keep the child support received as reimbursement for assistance provided.)

How many people have been arrested for welfare fraud?

The estimate for the fraud rate for welfare is somewhere between 2 and 3 percent. This means that roughly between 785,000 and 1.2 million people are committing welfare fraud each year.

Is the income of your same-sex spouse counted towards food stamp eligibility?

If you reside in a state that recognizes same-gender marriage or civil unions the answer is yes, it would. Your spouse's income would count as "household" income and could have an effect on your eligibility

On the other hand, if you reside in a state that does not legally recognize your marriage or union, it would not.

Why did welfare start in the U.S?

The history of welfare in the U.S. started long before the government welfare programs we know were created. In the early days of the United States, the colonies imported the British Poor Laws. These laws made a distinction between those who were unable to work due to their age or physical health and those who were able-bodied but unemployed. The former group was assisted with cash or alternative forms of help from the government. The latter group was given public service employment in workhouses.

Throughout the 1800's welfare history continued when there were attempts to reform how the government dealt with the poor. Some changes tried to help the poor move to work rather than continuing to need assistance. Social casework, consisting of caseworkers visiting the poor and training them in morals and a work ethic was advocated by reformers in the 1880s and 1890s.

Prior to the Great Depression, the United States Congress supported various programs to assist the poor. One of these, a Civil War Pension Program was passed in 1862 and provided aid to Civil War Veterans and their families.

If you are currently on probation for a felony and just met with a investigator about welfare fraud what would possibly be the consequences?

I am not a cop or lawyer, but offhand I would say you broke your probation and will be arrested. Welfare fraud is a crime and you just committed a second crime.