Pennsylvania denies 75 percent of welfare applicants

The vast majority of applicants for welfare benefits in Pennsylvania are rejected every month, data from the state show, and some blame a 2012 change in state law for sharply increasing the rate at which people are rejected from the program.

About 75 percent or more applicants for cash assistance are turned down every month — leaving needy families without aid, advocates say….

 

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Publish Date: 04-20-2014

News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Author: Kate Giammarise

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