Essays on Welfare Reform

Introduction

This report demonstrates how Uno Homes (UH) will respond to their operating environment through the use of PESTLE analysis, which can be used as a basis for future planning and strategic management. Such analysis of the surrounding environment is designed to point out the specific opportunities and threats that will impact the future strategy of UH.

Organisational Profile

Uno Homes are homebuilding specialists, one of several house builders operating in the city of London. Uno is the commercial brand of Uno Homes Group, one of the leading providers of homes in East London that was formed to meet the growing demand ...

- Welfare recipients and culture of poverty - In the chapters 2 and 7 of the book Flat Broke with Children, Sharon Hays tells us the story of U.S welfare from the inside of the welfare office, and also from the inside of mothers involved in welfare. She aptly describes the challenges that recipients of welfare face in the management of their families, work. Moreover, she tells the regulations and rules that pertain to welfare reform. Her research is hands on because it involves one on one interaction with the welfare recipients. The hands-on approach she takes makes ...

Barbara Ehrenreich’s presents a clear and concise account of the methods that millions of American uses to survive the economic struggles in American. In addition, the 2001 book, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America” analyzes how individuals survive on minimum paying jobs. Ehrenreich postulates that even though these individuals work under poor economic conditions, there is a strong “work ethic” present. But, this work ethic does not help to provide the basic necessities of transportation, food, and shelter. For those individuals who work in hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and a number of other service jobs the wages are not ...

Undergraduate

The Welfare Act or PRWORA (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act) which was passed in 1996, was done with the intention of helping the families who were unable to afford health care. This also included families who had children and were receiving SSI (Supplemental Security Income) who would eventually be eligible for medical health insurance from the government. The act was designed to replace a program known as the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). The guidelines that are required to be followed for an individual to become eligible for TANF include dependents who are also qualified. They ...

Introduction

A community is a group of people who live in one place and also share characteristics. A group of people who form community may either be living in the same neighborhood, city or even town. Members of the community may have a common interest, come from the same race or even share the religion. The fact that people have common interests makes them appreciate one another as members of the same community (Garcés and Martin, 2009). Since the community is made up of people who have a common interest and come from the same geographical region, it is important for the ...

In some states, it has been discussed that all recipients of public funds be drug tested before money can be received. In some instances, this act of drug testing would be for individuals receiving food stamps, cash welfare benefits, and unemployment compensation. In other states, it is only people receiving benefits under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that would be affected. There are people who support both sides of these issues. There have been correlations found between drug use and welfare dependency . For some, drug testing should be done since people are receiving funds from tax dollars. These ...

A Prime minister is the head of government of a state/country. Authority that a Prime minister has made him the strongest person who can accept, reject, or rectify different policies made by other government representatives. Responsibilities of a prime minister make him/her take important decisions, which directly affect the lives of people . Different prime ministers of United Kingdom are evaluated based on their work that had benefited common people. The most successful Prime minister of United Kingdom after 1945 was Tony Blair. In this paper, different policies and movements are discussed which made Blair win the hearts of his people. The ...

Did the Welfare System Cause the Dissolution of the Black Family?

Introduction

In 1965 when the civil rights movements was experiencing an explosion, Daniel Patrick Moynihan penned a report to President Johnson claiming that one of the major reasons for poverty amongst black Americans was the fact that a quarter of black families were being headed by women. While that report caused a lot of uproar for the then White House aide, today we still see that many African American homes are manned by single women as many black babies seem to be born outside of wedlock. This is a problem that looks to ...

Abstract

Maternity coverage or insurance can be endowed by the employer or an individual can secure an insurance policy or plan by himself/herself. Taking an insurance cover by women for their maternity costs or midwives for their practice is an optional resolution. However, taking an insurance plan is beneficial compared with the reproductive complications that can result in the absence of a cover. Midwives also get covered for the services they offer and any other work related uncertainties. Insurance in midwifery simply refers to the costs covered during the practice of midwifery, that is, pregnancy, birth, and post delivery period. ...

The American welfare policy on economic empowerment was shape across various towards the alleviation of the impacts of poverty for the people earning and receiving different counts of low income and hence encountering medical problems of severe levels. Unfortunately large scope of these programs which are resultant have translated into many programs that are overlapping for which there are various veritable hodgepodges in the unknown efficacy (Caputo 23). Unlike other the welfare states across Europe, the Texas state and the United States welfare system is restricted to a comprehensive amount of its benefits into the bottom income earners in the ...

Obesity is a condition characterized by body mass index above 30. Diabetes on the other hand refers to elevated blood glucose levels above the normal range. The four common bioethical principals applicable to treatment of other health conditions also apply to obesity and diabetes. The principle of beneficence requires care givers to consider benefits of a given treatment and risks involved in decision making. Non-maleficence on the other hand refers to avoidance of harm. The two principles are applied together in treatments. Care delivery to children with diabetes and obesity should observe the two principles. Autonomy is also a bioethical principle. ...

Public assistance programs describe the various forms of assistance that range from financial to health care programs which aid people in meeting their needs. The public assistance programs are usually based on the income and special needs of underprivileged persons in the society such as the widows, single parents, disabled, aged and the sick (Anderson 56). The public assistance programs are structured in a way that the beneficiaries must meet the laid down criteria based on their income levels, age and personal disabilities so as to be eligible for the assistance.

History of Public Assistance

Public assistance in the United States dates back to ...

Structural Components

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which in 1996, replaced standard welfare’s food stamp portion of in-kind benefits, is a program that is designed to give temporary assistance to families who find financial hardship until they are able to improve their circumstances (Hirschl & Rank, 1999). The stigma of receiving benefits has decreased in the first five to seven years, since the beginning of the recession. With unemployment escalating, and many people running out of unemployment benefits before finding new employment, the stigma that had been attached to receiving food stamps is lessening. Food stamps are becoming acceptable as a ...

The allocation of tax dollars is an ever-present debate among Americans, both in and out of legislative positions; one priority in particular is the issue of welfare. In the modern political narrative, there is a perception that 'welfare queens,' those who have the ability or capacity to work but simply accept welfare instead, are a drain on the system. In order to curb this abuse of welfare, the proposition has been made in various state and federal legislatures to implement drug testing policies for welfare recipients. The argument is that this screening would weed out drug users who might theoretically ...

The issues surrounding welfare have created several positions surrounding it. Recently ideas about drug testing and jobs have been in the forefront of social conciseness (Morrison). Some argue that we need more lax guidelines to qualify for welfare. Much of America remains below the poverty level and are in need of assistance. Those in favor of more lax rules fear that by making it harder to receive welfare that many will be discriminated against and proper aid will not be allowed to those who depend on welfare for financial survival (Gilens 89). Many recipients of welfare are minorities, mothers, ...

Welfare reform is the process of making changes to legislations that govern how a country takes care of the poor. In the period between 1930 and 1995, The USA witnessed a rapid increase in female-headed, single parented households. The Social Security Act only provides limited relief to poor families. The law provided incentives for local governments to limit accessibility to social welfare. The great migration from the predominantly agricultural south to the more industrialized north increased the number of desperate families in the northern states. To counter this, many implemented more permissive laws which broadened the qualification criteria to include able ...

In modern times we are bombarded with so many news stories in our everyday existence it can often be difficult to distinguish the true relevance of this information within our own lives. Rhetoric refers to the writer’s intent to persuade, motivate, and intrigue us about a topic. My understanding what motivates readers; writers can employee different techniques to make their message apparent. With the recent attention focused on the 2012 presidential elections, one key issue that was the focus of many newspaper articles was welfare reform. This is a very complex topic that can confuse or bore the casual ...