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'''Poverty law''' is the body of laws in which concerns the rights of low-income individuals and families to access government benefits. In the [[United States]], these government benefits are provided by the [[Federal_government_of_the_United_States|federal government]] as well as by [[State_governments_of_the_United_States|state governments]]. Federal government benefits include [[Medicaid]]; cash public assistance (more commonly known as [[Welfare]]); and the [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)]] program, previously known as the food stamps program. Poverty law frequently involves questions of [[administrative law]], [[Civil Rights Law|civil rights law]], [[constitutional law]], [[employment law]], and [[health law]]. |
'''Poverty law''' is the body of laws in which concerns the rights of low-income individuals and families to access government benefits. In the [[United States]], these government benefits are provided by the [[Federal_government_of_the_United_States|federal government]] as well as by [[State_governments_of_the_United_States|state governments]]. Federal government benefits include [[Medicaid]]; cash public assistance (more commonly known as [[Welfare]]); and the [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)]] program, previously known as the food stamps program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program|title=Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) {{!}} USDA-FNS|website=www.fns.usda.gov|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> Poverty law frequently involves questions of [[administrative law]], [[Civil Rights Law|civil rights law]], [[constitutional law]], [[employment law]], and [[health law]]. |
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Revision as of 01:36, 15 November 2019
Poverty law is the body of laws in which concerns the rights of low-income individuals and families to access government benefits. In the United States, these government benefits are provided by the federal government as well as by state governments. Federal government benefits include Medicaid; cash public assistance (more commonly known as Welfare); and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, previously known as the food stamps program.[1] Poverty law frequently involves questions of administrative law, civil rights law, constitutional law, employment law, and health law.
See also
External links
- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
- Poverty Law Research Guide, Georgetown Law Library, Georgetown University Law Center
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- ^ "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | USDA-FNS". www.fns.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-15.