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Study: Welfare pays more than work in most states
By The Daily Caller 8/20/2013“…In 35 states, welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job, according to a new
DHS admits it does not track immigrants who become welfare dependent, pursued zero cases last year
By Daily Caller 2/13/2013 “…A case-by-case review of fiscal year 2012 data shows that only a single case that was
Benefit cheat gets a pay rise
By Express 2/1/2013 “…Gibbons appeared in court in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and admitted income support fraud but escaped jail. Then it
Non-cash welfare reforms resulted in fewer recipients
By The Washington Times 1/9/2013 “Welfare is still a mammoth program, but increasingly comes in the form of services and
Mass. can’t find thousands of missing welfare recipients, Gov. Patrick reacts
By Fox Boston 1/4/2013 “Governor Deval Patrick is downplaying the Department of Transitional Assistance admission that it could not locate
Back on welfare! Octomom ‘seeks government help to support her children after spending savings on rehab treatment’
By Daily Mail 1/6/2013 “…The infamous single mother of octuplets spent her savings on a spell in rehab back in
Report: Welfare recipients drawing taxpayer funds at strip clubs, liquor joints, porn shops
By The Daily Caller 1/6/2013 “An investigation into where welfare recipients are using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards has revealed
Concern over changes to parenting payments
By ABC 12/31/2012 “…”Some people are beginning to be quite anxious about the change from parenting payment to Newstart as
Welfare staff facing rise in violence
By The Age 4/8/2012 “THE front-line staff who deal with people receiving welfare payments say they are facing a