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The Family Support Act: Will It Work in Rural Areas?

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The Family Support Act (FSA) is major welfare reform legislation that focuses on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The FSA requires States to set up a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program to help families leave AFDC through education, training, and employment; requires stricter enforcement of child-support orders; and extends AFDC to married-couple families with an unemployed parent. The FSA should help some rural AFDC families escape the welfare rolls. The act, however, is not a cure for poverty or welfare. Its ultimate success in rural areas depends largely on how well States and local officials are able to implement the act. Areas differ greatly in their ability to take advantage of the FSA. For example, some rural areas may lack employment for participants who complete the JOBS program. Another potential problem is the concentration of the rural poor in the South, where States may have difficulties meeting matching requirements for Federal funding.

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  • Hoppe, Robert A. (Editor), 1993. "The Family Support Act: Will It Work in Rural Areas?," Rural Development Research Reports 334635, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ersrdr:334635
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.334635
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