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Scenario

Why generational differences about assistance create family tension

My grandmother keeps asking when I am going to get off welfare and I want to explain that without it we would be homeless but she would not understand.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Historical narratives about work and independence clash with contemporary economic realities in ways that isolate struggling family members.

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“Where Are You with Low Income & Government Benefits Navigation?”

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