WV Welfare
Poverty in WV
Miscellaneous
The Facts
West Virgina
100
How many means-tested welfare programs are available?
What is 71
100
About how many children in WV live in "deep poverty"?
What is 11.6%
100
What is SNAP?
What is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (foodstamps)
100
What is "welfare" also known as in WV?
What is WV WORKS
100
What is the percentage of West Virginians who have not completed high school? (2007-2011)
What is 17.4%
200
What is one requirement for eligibility of TANF after the 1996 Welfare Reform?
What is Work Requirements
200
What is the percent of people below the poverty level in WV? (2007-2001)
What is 17.5%
200
To receive WV WORKS, how many weeks out of every 12 months must you look for employment?
What is 6 weeks
200
What is the unemployment rate? (as of October 2013)
What is 6.2%
200
What county has the lowest poverty rate in WV? (2006-2010)
What is McDowell, 32.6%
300
How much extra money per month do married welfare recipients receive in WV?
What is $100
300
What is the most commonly agreed upon definition of poverty?
What is Lack of food, shelter, clothing, income
300
What does TANF stand for?
What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
300
What is the percentage of WV Families that live below the poverty level?
What is 12.8%
300
What is the estimated Population in WV? (2012)
What is 1,855,413
400
In WV, how much does the average welfare recipient receive annually?
What is $27,727
400
What is the definition of "deep poverty"?
What is An income below half of the poverty threshold
400
Approximately what percentage of the state's population is enrolled in SNAP? (as of August 2010)
What is 19%
400
Percentage of WV individuals that live below the poverty level?
What is 17.5%
400
What is the median household income in WV? (2007-2011)
What is $39,550
500
What is the total of welfare services recipients in 2008 in WV?
What is 22,927
500
What family structure has the highest poverty rate?
What is Single Mothers
500
What state is most generous regarding welfare benefits?
What is Hawaii (a single mother of two can receive up to $49,000 annually before taxes)
500
How long can you receive benefits from WV WORKS?
What is 5 years or 60 months after January 1997
500
What two "major cities" in WV have the most critical poverty rates?
What is Huntington and Morgantown
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