Welfare Time Limits in the United States
Welfare Time Limits in the United States
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美国的福利期限
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2004
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C. Michalopoulos
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作者：
C. Michalopoulos
1996年，美国国会通过，克林顿总统签署了福利法案，对向贫困家庭提供的福利进行了戏剧性的改变。这项立法--《个人责任和工作机会协调法》(PRWORA)--取代了联邦政府支付的福利，代之以一笔整笔拨款，每年向各州提供固定数额的资金以提供福利，但允许各州在设计其福利制度方面拥有很大的自由度。这项立法还取消了对某些合法移民群体的联邦资助，并规定大多数家庭可以通过联邦基金获得不超过60个月的福利。
In 1996, the US Congress passed and President Clinton signed welfare legislation that made dramatic changes to the benefits that were provided to poor families. This legislation – the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) – replaced welfare as an entitlement paid for by the federal government with a block grant that provided a fixed amount of funds to states each year to provide welfare benefits, but allowed states a great deal of latitude in designing their welfare systems. The legislation also eliminated federal funding for certain groups of legal immigrants and specified that most families could receive welfare benefits through federal funds for no more than 60 months.