D.C. struggles to meet welfare work requirements

By Eric Newcomer

Published April 7, 2013 4:00am ET

D.C. struggles to meet welfare work requirements — Only about one in five D.C. welfare recipients able to work did the necessary job searching required by law to be eligible for government payments in fiscal year 2012, according to Mayor Vincent Gray’s budget proposal. Those requirements can include job training classes or participating in community service activities. Just 22 percent of welfare recipients […]

Only about one in five D.C. welfare recipients able to work did the necessary job searching required by law to be eligible for government payments in fiscal year 2012, according to Mayor Vincent Gray’s budget proposal.

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