SOCIAL POLICIES CHAPTER 8

ABSOLUTE POVERTY REFERS TO

PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME FALLS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE

RELATIVE POVERTY REFERS TO

PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME FALLS BELOW WHAT IS GENRAL CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING IN SOCIETY

THE METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING THE POVERTY LINEIS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT

ONE-THIRD OF AN INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLD'S TAXABLE INCOME IS SPENT ON FOOD

WORKER'S COMPENSATION IS FUNDED BY

EMPLOYERS , WHO PURCHASE POLICIES FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES

OLD AGE , SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (OASDI) IS COMMONLY REFERED TO AS

SOCIAL SECURITY

THE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INCOME TO MEET BASIC NEEDS WHEN WORKERS HAVE LOST JOBS IS CALLED

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES IS FUNDED BY

A BLOCK GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE

WHICH IS NOT A STATED GOALOF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES

REDUCE RATES TO BELOW PRE 1996 LEVELS

TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE , THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT RELIES ON

THE AGGREGATED NEED FOR HOUSING IN THE SPECIFIC AREA

GENERAL ASSISTANCE IS

A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INCOME SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR TANF

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IA INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF INCOME ACCORDING TO THE POVERT THRESHOLD

THE FAMILY'S ASSET HOLDINGS