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Welfare drain on military families shocks nation
An Associated Press survey shows thousands of service members’ families rely on public aid as military pay and benefits fail to cover rising living costs. Across states from New Jersey to California, welfare agencies supplement allotments and rent, citing a shortage of on base quarters and a growing number of married personnel. Officials warn the problem will grow without reforms to pay, housing, and benefits, with Pentagon figures suggesting hundreds of thousands may qualify for assistance.
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Washington
New Jersey
California
Associated Press
Vietnam
Melvin K. Laird
Nixon
Laird
Pentagon
Browns Mills
N.J
Air Force
McGuire Air Force Base
Congress
National Council On
Agriculture Department
Army
Burlington County
Ft. Dix
Robert Gallagher
New York City
Connecticut
Bernard Shapiro
Virginia
Defense Department
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
John S. Monagan
D-Conn
Chicago
San Francisco
Gallagher
Red Cross
University of Chicago Press
Social Service Review