Soc Secur Bull. 1984 Dec;47(12):3-6.
This article summarizes the provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 that relate to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Among other changes, the new legislation identifies certain individuals living in the same household with the dependent child who must file for assistance and have their income and resources considered in determining the child's eligibility for an AFDC payment. The new law requires that the States disregard, in determining AFDC eligibility and payment amounts, the first +50 per month of the current monthly support obligation of any child support collected on the family's behalf or received directly by the family. It also extends the +30 earned income disregard for an additional 8 months and exempts from countable resources burial plots, funeral agreements, and (for a limited period) real property that the family is making a good faith effort to sell. The legislation also broadens the types of work programs that the States may require AFDC recipients to participate in by allowing States to use AFDC payments to subsidize certain public and private sector employment. The new law also includes a provision based on a Grace Commission recommendation that requires the States to establish an income and eligibility verification system for certain Federal and federally assisted programs.
本文总结了1984年《减赤法案》中与抚养儿童家庭援助（AFDC）计划相关的条款。除其他变化外，新立法明确了与受抚养子女同住一家庭的某些个人，这些人必须申请援助，并且在确定儿童领取AFDC款项的资格时，其收入和资源会被纳入考量。新法律要求各州在确定AFDC资格和支付金额时，忽略代表家庭收取或家庭直接收到的任何子女抚养费中每月最初的50美元当前月度抚养义务。它还将30美元的劳动所得免税额延长了8个月，并将墓地、丧葬协议以及（在有限期限内）家庭真诚努力出售的不动产从可计算资源中豁免。该立法还扩大了各州可要求AFDC领取者参与的工作计划类型，允许各州使用AFDC款项补贴某些公共和私营部门的就业。新法律还包括一项基于格雷斯委员会建议的条款，要求各州为某些联邦和联邦援助计划建立收入和资格核查系统。
