Ineligible: Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance

by Krys Maki

Between 1995 and 2015, Ontario ushered in a new era of regulating the poor, whereby new welfare surveillance technology was mandated to disentitle recipients, reduce caseloads, and enforce workfare. A technologically infused welfare state automated eligibility and risk assessments to interact with welfare fraud hotlines, fraud enforcement officers, and other state surveillance practices.

While the poor have always been monitored and surveilled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773634798
• ISBN13: 9781773634791
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"