How Welfare Programs Discourage Marriage: The Case of Pre-K Education Subsidies. Backgrounder. No. 3742

Autor/inn/en	Paris, Benjamin; Hall, Jamie
Institution	Heritage Foundation
Titel	How Welfare Programs Discourage Marriage: The Case of Pre-K Education Subsidies. Backgrounder. No. 3742
Quelle	(2023), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Welfare Services; Barriers; Preschool Education; Federal Aid; Marital Status; Marriage; One Parent Family; Economic Factors; State Programs; Federal Programs; Educational Quality; Access to Education; Policy Formation; Family Relationship; Financial Support; Case Studies; Eligibility; Income; Poverty; Funding Formulas; Public Policy; Parent Child Relationship; State Aid + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Familienstand; Ehe; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Regierungsprogramm; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Politische Betätigung; Finanzielle Förderung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Eignung; Einkommen; Armut; Funding; Finanzierung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	Many welfare programs give greater benefits to unmarried individuals than to a married couple of otherwise identical income. The resulting marriage penalty discourages marriage and rewards single parenthood. Combined marriage penalties across federal and state welfare programs can reach tens of thousands of dollars per year for a given family. One component of the marriage penalties comes from state-level free or subsidized preschool programs. In addition to a failed track record in providing high-quality preschool education, the majority of government-funded preschool programs also have severe marriage penalties. Marriage is highly beneficial to adults, children, and society as a whole. Policymakers should consider the implications of their programs on marriage and design policies that do not discourage marriage, and, in fact, actively promote marriage and support married couples with children. [This report was produced by Heritage Foundation, Center for Health and Welfare Policy.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01