These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare
ProPublica, September 17, 2021: These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare
“Women who apply for welfare often have to identify who fathered their children and when they got pregnant, among other deeply personal details. State governments use that information to pursue child support from the dads — and then pocket the money.”
Additional reading:
The Atlantic, August 18, 2015: Single Moms and Welfare Woes: A Higher-Education Dilemma
The Economist, February 25, 2019: How welfare reform has had a negative effect on the children of single mothers
The New York Times, March 7, 2021: In the Stimulus Bill, a Policy Revolution in Aid for Children
