Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Time Binding Single Mothers Mothers who are single or married are required to take care of the children and complete chores at home. However, there has been a major complication with possessing time. Since the late 1980s, low-income mothers are in need to dedicate most of their time working. Poor women have to resort to government assistance in order to support the family. When not working at home and having to tend to children and chores, the problem of unpaid time used causes a major bind.…

Many people may ask the question would raising the minimum wage reduce poverty? The answer is no, since there are big factors that go into play when a wage increase happens. There are a lot of low wage workers that are put under the poverty line which does effect the families that are in that area where they may not be able to make ends meet with their current wages. Whenever the minimum wage limit seems to increase, inflation seems to catch up and it ends up not making a difference. The minimum…

caused major deficiency in Britain’s economic system, the welfare system was deeply affected and left in turmoil. The five giant, were issues that were raised by William Beveridge (1942), a social reformer. The reforms included were education, health, housing, poverty and employment (Ignorance, Disease, Squalor, Want and idleness. Beveridge was appointed in 1941, was fully aware of the impact the war had on the economic system. (Alcock; 2000, Rowlingson; 2008, Frazer; 2009). Although the Benefit…

children. The demographics in these statistics are strongly leaning towards the native Maori population. To be in poverty means to experience hunger and food insecurity, reduced life expectancy, poor health outcome, debt, and unaffordable or bad housing (NZCCSS). According to New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services, there are approximately 622,000 people in poverty in the country, which is about one in seven households. This includes around 230,000 children. Of the Maori population,…

we can never measure are the countless innovations and discoveries that did not occur for our nation because children’s potentials were stunted by poverty. Child poverty dropped 36 percent between 1967 and 2012 when income from tax credits and in-kind benefits like nutrition and housing assistance are counted. Ending child poverty would save lives and money and increase productivity. The effects of early childhood poverty are long-lasting and not simply corrected by better financial security…

However, when small business, a primary form of income in Canada, are being taxed exorbent amounts of money to operate it reduces the incentive to keep production within the country. This is not hard to see why it is a bad scenario as we need businesses to invest into the economy to help it grow. Subsequently…

Known for its booming automotive industry during the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit, Michigan was a city in forefront of most people’s minds when you talked about Michigan or the Midwest, due to the triple-threat of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Living and working in Detroit for one of these big automotive companies was that generation’s “American Dream.” However, from 1973 to 1974, there was a gasoline crisis that caused General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler to take a financial hit which also…

conditions, low income, and high risk of debt. Therefore, assessments carried out should take into account the availability and eligibility of community resources, social integration, income, employment, housing, wider family, and family history. Leanne should get welfare rights advice from her social worker. As Leanne and the children are struggling on a low income, practitioners should ensure they are receiving all the benefits to which they are entitled. For example, child maintenance, child…

The Benefits in Raising the Minimum Wage in the U.S. The American dream is about hard work, making a home, and the pursuit of happiness. However, for a few individuals, no matter how hard they work, that dream seems out of reach. The Great Depression pushed large numbers of people into poverty and unemployment. The requirement for a wage standard was authorized with the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, requesting a few businesses to follow with the minimum wage and hour’s required by law. The…

for profit and the fact or notion that to acquire a degree you must have taken at least 120 credits most of which are not important in creating a student for a given career. Cutting back on the number of credits to fix exactly to the individual careers cuts back on cost not only for individual students but for the government and States involved in financing free education. Again, the cut in the number of credit hours will also reduce the time spent in college, encourage students to retrain or…