In addition, single mothers who have the opportunity to complete high school and then college create barriers. These barriers may include an unfamiliar college environment, child care needs, transportation, and affordable housing (Megan & Hartmann, 1997). So it appears that single mothers at the end of these programs have difficulty finding jobs that generate enough income to support their families. (Purmort, 2010 p. 15-16). Another divergence in the single mother workforce that this research appears to reveal is the sudden shift from financial incentives to reliance on work alone (Moffitt, p. 17). Working mothers generate larger budgets and have more difficulty making ends meet than when they received welfare (Edin and Lein p.254). The perception of work and well-being of single working mothers seems to follow the downward slope of Beveridge of 2013 (Litzenger, Morris and Dunn, 2015 p.8). This is where matching workers and jobs has not been very effective and has led to high long-term unemployment. The welfare-to-work “cliff” effect shows the return to welfare for single mothers and their long-term unemployment due to increasing income and decreasing benefits. According to researchers, single mothers' economic status affected their perceptions of welfare versus work when examining the benefits of both (Edie & Lein, 1997, p.