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Fordham Urban Law Journal

1997

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Working Welfare Recipients: A Comparison Of The Family Support Act And The Personal Responsibility And Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Lindsay Mara Schoen Jan 1997

Working Welfare Recipients: A Comparison Of The Family Support Act And The Personal Responsibility And Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Lindsay Mara Schoen

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Note compares the work requirements of the Family Support Act ("FSA") with those promulgated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act ("PRWORA") This Note concludes that the fairest and most effective welfare program offers a combination of work, education, and training, and proposes suggestions for implementing the existing work requirements to ensure long-term self sufficiency for welfare recipients.