United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-01-25 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-HEHS-95-63 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-63 P0b002ee180389dfe f:the95063 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-63 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-63 T-HEHS-95-63 Aid to families with dependent children Disadvantaged persons Income statistics Tax credit Medicaid programs Food stamp programs State-administered programs Comparative analysis Single parents Women AFDC Food Stamp Program National School Lunch Program Earned Income Tax Credit Testimony HEHS In recent years, rapid growth in welfare caseloads, concerns about program costs and beneficiaries' long-term dependence, and dissatisfaction with current programs have again focused attention on the nation's welfare system. This testimony focuses on four main points: (1) the range of benefits that welfare and working poor families receive, (2) welfare families' incomes and poverty status, (3) how welfare families' incomes compare with those of working poor families not on welfare, and (4) how work-related supports may help welfare families move from welfare to work. In summary, GAO indicated that the incomes of welfare families who also received benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid were quite similar to the incomes of families with earnings close to the minimum wage. In addition, the incomes of most families in both groups fell below the poverty line. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-63/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-63.htm GAO/T-HEHS-95-63 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-63 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-95-63; Low-Income Families: Comparison of Incomes of AFDC and Working Poor Families; Aid to families with dependent children Disadvantaged persons Income statistics Tax credit Medicaid programs Food stamp programs State-administered programs Comparative analysis Single parents Women AFDC Food Stamp Program National School Lunch Program Earned Income Tax Credit