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This passes the objective to provide a decent home and suitable living environment for Americans.
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Created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty, the Department of Housing and Urban Development was established as a Department by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act.
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Welfare was not available for two
parent families, Caused outrage. -
An amendment to the Food Stamp Act was
passed declaring that food stamps could not cost
more than 30% of a family's income, making
food stamps more accessible and affordable. -
The historic low for poverty, 11.1% of the
country was impoverished. -
President Nixon attempts to reduce welfare
rolls by complicating the verification process. -
Dramatic cuts were made to the food stamp
and welfare program. Cuts totaled $20 billion. -
Congress passes JOBS (Job
Opportunities and Basic Skills) Act to
provide assistance for the poor to
transition out of poverty. -
$27 million in cuts were made to the food
stamp program -
6 million people were added to the
definition of being in poverty. -
President Obama signed the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act, an initiative
to help fight poverty by increasing funding
for low income workers, the unemployed,
and retirees (including job training) $82.2
billion. -
Government assistance has kept 40 million
people out of poverty, close to 20 million
from Social Security alone. -
The poverty rate is 15.1%, with 46.2 million people in
poverty, and 15 million of those are children. -
Government programs kept tens of millions out of poverty in 2017