What Exactly Are the Work Requirements for Welfare Recipients under the Act?
A welfare recipient must find a job within 2 years of going on welfare in order to stay eligible for time-limited financial assistance. The work required under this Act can qualify as subsidized or unsubsidized employment, on-the-job training, work experience, community service, 12 months of vocational training, or provide child care services to individuals participating in community service. A single parent on welfare is required to work at least 30 hours a week to qualify for time-limited financial assistance, while two-parent families on welfare must work at least 35 hours a week. After 5 years of assistance a family is no longer eligible for cash aid from the welfare program, though states are allowed to make a certain number of exceptions to this. There are also some exceptions for these time limits, such as a single parent of a child under 6 who is unable to find child care cannot be penalized for not making the work requirements under the law. States can also exempt single paren
