Welfare: Your Rights and the Law (Legal Almanac Series)

By Margaret C. Jasper

Welfare: Your Rights and the Law explores the historical development of social welfare programs in the United States and discusses the law governing the administration of these programs.

Topics covered include:
LBUnemployment Compensation
BLSocial Security
BLSupplemental Security Income
BLAid to Families with Dependent Children
BLMedicaid and Food Stamp programs
BLEntitlement issues
BLEligibility Guidelines and Restrictions
BLProcedural Rules

The Legal Almanac series serves to educate the general public on a variety of legal issues pertinent to everyday life and to keep readers informed of their rights and remedies under the law. Each volume in the series presents an explanation of a specific legal issue in simple, clearly written text, making the Almanac a concise and perfect desktop reference tool. All volumes provide state-by-state coverage. Selected state statutes are included, as are important case law and legislation, charts and tables for comparison.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0379113694
• ISBN13: 9780379113693
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.3"