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Download full textCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC. – 1986
The anti-poverty impact of government benefit programs has decreased since 1979 due to budget cuts during the Reagan Administration and the failure of states to keep benefits up with inflation. Since 1979, 30 percent of the increase in poverty has been among families with children, and half of the increase since 1981 is due to the declining…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Low Income
