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Welfare: Relationships and Incomes in Households With AFDC Recipients and Others

HRD-88-78 Published: May 11, 1988. Publicly Released: Jun 20, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO analyzed Census Bureau data on households composed of both Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients and persons not receiving AFDC to determine: (1) whether household members not receiving AFDC were related to AFDC recipients and, if so, how; and (2) the incomes of the AFDC recipients and the non-AFDC household members.

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Comparative analysisFamiliesIncome maintenance programsIncome statisticsPopulation statisticsPublic assistance programsSingle parentsWelfare benefitsWelfare recipientsSupplemental security income