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Welfare myths debunked show NYC study findings
Dear Ann Landers quotes a 1974 New York City survey by 18 private social service agencies. It reports welfare grants for a family of four at 258 a month, food shortages, hunger across many families, and that over 60 percent of welfare clients are children under 18. It notes only 3 percent hold jobs and points to education and health barriers.
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