Welfare-to-Work Programs Hold a Contradicting Effect on Parents and Their Families' Wellbeing

Gazso, Amber2015-05-212015-05-212013Gazso, A. (2007). Staying Afloat on Social Assistance: Parents’ Strategies of Balancing Employability Expectations and Caregiving Demands. Socialist Studies, 3(2), 31-63.http://hdl.handle.net/10315/29267Social assistance reforms have tried to combat unemployment and poverty by tying welfare benefits to labour. However, welfare-to-work programs offer little gain for parents who have to balance between work and caregiving demands.Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 CanadaPovertyPoliticsSocial Development and WelfareWelfare-to-Work Programs Hold a Contradicting Effect on Parents and Their Families' WellbeingResearch Summary