Economic Opportunity Report articles

Recent articles from Economic Opportunity Report

Liheap gets more.(low income households energy assistance program)
April 10, 2006... LIHEAP GETS MORE--Another $1 billion in home heating assistance will be provided to low-income households this year, under legislation signed into law late last month. The measure, S. 2320, includes $500 million in additional block grant funding and another $500 million in contingency...

Renzi introduces administration bill to consolidate grants for homeless.(Rick Renzi)
April 10, 2006... At the Bush administration's request, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) has introduced legislation to consolidate and strengthen homeless assistance grant programs. The bill would combine three programs-Supportive Housing, Section 8 Single Room Occupancy and Shelter Plus Care-into one competitive...

Nation's governors seek broad definition of welfare work rules.
April 10, 2006... A new gubernatorial task force is asking the administration to define work activities "broadly" under the new welfare law so states can stay flexible in their efforts to move people from welfare to work. In addition, the governors are seeking more time for transition to help states...

Poor, employed women suffer loss of insurance under welfare reform.
April 10, 2006... Just as the country embarks on a second wave of welfare reform, a new report has shown poor women suffered an unexpected loss of health insurance under the first decade of the plan. Many women who successfully moved from welfare to work under the 1996 law wound up losing their Medicaid...

TANF work participation most likely to mean unsubsidized employment.(temporary assistance for needy families)(Column)
April 10, 2006... Most welfare families counted in work participation data in 2004 had unsubsidized jobs, and very few were engaged in the job skills training that welfare law allows. That finding is important as advocates and welfare program officials are preparing for the new demands of increased work...