The Trump administration is weighing changes to the way poverty is measured in the United States, a move critics say would break with decades of precedent and threaten social welfare recipients, according to a Monday report. TRUMP 2020 BUDGET CALLS FOR STRICTER WORK REQUIREMENTS, WELFARE REFORMThe move is the latest effort by the Trump administration to overhaul social welfare qualifications. Last year, the president signed an executive order that directed federal agencies to toughen work requirements for social welfare recipients. GET THE FOX NEWS APP“Millions of able-bodied, working-age adults continue to collect food stamps without working or even looking for work,” Trump said in December. “Our goal is to move these Americans from dependence to independence, and into a good-paying job and rewarding career.”

Source: Fox News May 07, 2019 06:00 UTC