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Essay / Current Welfare Reform in the United States - 757
Current welfare reform (in the United States) is not just a cash payment that the poor American citizen could count on. There is a monthly payment that every poor person receives despite their ability to work. The main people who received this payment were both mothers and children. Furthermore, the payment is not time-limited and these people cannot remain on social assistance for the rest of their lives. However, American citizens began to become uncomfortable with the old welfare system in the 1990s because it offered no incentives to beneficiaries. to look for a job. Welfare has become both rewarding and sustainable even though it has not reduced the level of poverty in the United States. The Welfare Reform Act represented the attempt to reform the American social system. The government encouraged recipients to leave welfare (Longley 3). The government went so far as to encourage them to go to work. Under the reformed Social Protection Act, beneficiaries had to follow certain guiding principles. However, the approval of this law in the United States ushered in a different well-being that the citizen had not anticipated. Additionally, it changed the approach the government used to support families in need in the United States. The main objective of this reform was to promote job readiness alongside work in order to end dependence on government financial assistance. On the contrary. , the American citizen has not been able to return to work due to the current (American) welfare reform for several reasons. A large number of beneficiaries were unable to find employment. This is simply because almost 42 percent of the beneficiaries were high school students, 33 percent were in poor health, and 30 percent were unemployed in the recent year..... . middle of paper ...... are subject to a certain number of conditionality. It's simple because they face benefits penalties and workers' compensation. However, the analysis carried out in 2010 shows the reason why there is an increase in the number of applicants for long-term beneficiaries. Additionally, this does not include all working age benefits enjoyed by those in the ESA support group. This ESA Support group is made up of people who are claiming the old Incapacity Benefit. Since 2010, there has also been an increase in the number of people claiming working age benefits. As a result, large numbers of people become dependent on food banks to feed their children. Additionally, parasites within the U.S. government pocket a good deal of money from government taxes, making welfare reform costly. Current welfare reform in the United States has become expensive recently and it no longer works in the United States..