LIVING ON WELFARE: A CLOCK IS TICKING.

Authors :: Sengupta, Somini
Source :: New York Times. 04/29/2001, Vol. 150 Issue 51738, p1. 0p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Reports on the effect of welfare rules, signed during the administration of former United States President Bill Clinton, on residents of rural Delaware County, New York. Economic conditions of the county, the fourth-poorest in the state; Mention of a five-year lifetime limit on cash benefits for welfare recipients; How a study conducted by the social services group Delaware Opportunities which suggests that those who leave the welfare system remain impoverished.