Welfare Reform Dbq

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Question #1

The welfare reform Act of 1996 changed the welfare system by reducing the number of individuals or families dependent on government assistance by helping them become more self-sufficient. Prior to the reform the federal government issued the state's a limitless amount of money to use toward federal assistance and had no incentives to encourage these individuals to eventually go off welfare benefits. The welfare reform made way for some changes such as requiring individuals to work in exchange for time-limited financial assistance, this was known as TANF temporary assistance for needy families. Within the first 3 years of the reform millions of Americans have moved from being dependent on welfare to being self-sufficient