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National Center for Children in Poverty:
Child poverty is a growing problem in Michigan.
But not all low-income families receive the benefits for which they are financially eligible.
This fact sheet examines employment among low-income families as well as their use of work support benefits.
It presents information for Michigan as a whole and for Detroit, where 20 percent of the state's low-income children live.
Findings show that while most low-income children have parents who work, many do not receive assistance from the supports designed to help low-income families make ends meet.
The FRS calculates resources and expenses for a hypothetical family that the user "creates" by making a series of choices about: city and state, family characteristics, income sources, assets, debts, and benefit participation.
Posted on December 7, 2006 07:13 PM
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