Two reports released in the last month both call attention to the
fact that the state of Ohio has been removing welfare recipients from the
caseloads in order to meet its federal work requirements.
Ohio's
overall welfare caseload has dropped by more than 100,000 people since January
of 2011. The reports state that the goal was not to put people back to work or
to help them live independently, but rather only to meet the statistical goals
as set by the federal work requirements.
Click
here to read the first report, which was commissioned by the state of Ohio
and points out how Athens County handled its welfare caseload and work
requirements differently from the rest of the state.
Click here to read
the second report, which was completed by the Center For Community
Solutions.
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