Suing to raise [welfare] payments….
I came across this article in the New York times talking about recipients currently on welfare who are suing the state to raise the amount of money they receive from assistance. According to the article the payment that people receive from welfare has not risen since 1989. This has caused many to have to struggle to get by on a daily basis. “It’s an absolute abomination that this grant hasn’t been raised in so many years,” said Assemblyman Wright, of Harlem. “That these folks on public assistance are able to live at all on less than $200 or $300 a month is a true testament to their survival skills.”
The lawyers representing these welfare recipients filed the class-action lawsuit, accusing the state of violating a Depression-era constitutional provision that requires it to provide adequate financial assistance for its neediest residents.
I am curious to see if this lawsuit will actually be able to make a change in the amount of assistance these recipients will receive. Take a look at the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/nyregi…
CallenderC
December 16th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
I dont know if this will actually help change the entire system in some way, but i think its a start. Its just a shame that this is the course of action that has to be taken in order for changes to be proposed or eventually made. Its ridiculous that the amount of assistance that individuals recieve hasnt changed much in such a long time. Maybe this lawsuit will grab the attention of those public officals that should be doing something to improve or change the system.
February 14th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Money comes crawling and goes flying. That’s when your back is against the wall. Food prices will rise, gas prices will rise, but your welfare payment won’t rise in a decade!!! What an outrage.