Families Hardest Hit: The Impacts of Welfare Reform on Homeless Families
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Author(s)/Creator(s): Julie Dworkin; Karen Blonsky; Christy Lambertson; Anna Kostrzewski
Publishing Date: 2000-09-01
Issue Areas: Government Reform; Housing and Homelessness
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File info: 12 pages; 353.93 KB file size
A 1999 survey of 481 families living in homeless shelters in Chicago gathered information about the impacts of welfare reform on these families' lives. The results indicate that families are becoming homeless because of changes in welfare law that have led to an increase in lost benefits and a policy of pushing people into work without proper preparation or adequate supports.
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