"Work For Money"? Wait... What?

04/22/2014

Whose crazy idea was that? Geez

Pennsylvanians Getting Rejected For Cash Assistance Benefits

HARRISBURG – People applying for federal cash assistance benefits in Pennsylvania are getting rejected at a higher rate and some advocates for the poor blame a two-year-old state law. Beginning in July 2012, state law required applicants to apply to at least three jobs a week, including while their application was being processed. Before that, an applicant had been required to fulfill the work requirement after being approved for assistance. Now, about 75 percent of applicants or more are turned down every month. Before the change, it was around 60 percent.

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