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social policeis

Running head : Addressing Disability

Addressing Disability

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Introduction

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA ) of 1996 was perceived to alter the landscape for social welfare policies for different groups of people . It addressed the needs of the immigrants , the poor , the disabled , and the children . It replaced the former welfare policy program that granted to states temporary assistance for needy families and changed the way other programs affected the lives of the country 's disadvantaged population (Greenberg et al , 2002

p Children with Disability

Greenberg and his colleages (2002 ) conducted the study entitled The 1996 Welfare Law : Key Elements and Reauthorization Issues Affecting Children ' It described the debate concerned the PRWORA of 1996 in relation to needy families . The study presented how the welfare policy provided increased discretion in program design that provided a variety of requirements of state eligibility and the increase in the services provided . The article revealed the programs that emerged from the act and how it transformed the face of social welfare programs . It also revealed the time limits on the use of federal funds as cash assistance The act was also changed in to include an emphasis on parental responsibility through stronger child support requirements

The study revealed the PRWORA was one of the most extraordinary turning points in the country 's social policies because it repealed the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and provided block grants to states , which were work-focused and...

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