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Assignment:

Continuing from the described problem assignment, you will address the following questions to describe current policy efforts that address the social problem:

1. What are the current policies that address the problem?

2. How would you describe each policy in terms of the goals of the policy and the four questions for describing social policies:

• Who gets (who is eligible and who receives benefits)?
• What do they get (type of benefit)?
• How do they get it (what is the government's role/how is it administered)?
• Who pays (what is the cost and how is it financed)?

3. Does/how does the policy have differential effects on vulnerable groups (for example, whether particular groups receive a different level or quality of benefits from the policy)? There may be multiple policies for addressing the social problem; if this is the case, focus on 2-3 policies and explain why you selected these.

You are expected to use recent, selected statistics when available (for example, the number who receive benefits, amount of benefits, costs of the program) and a minimum of two sources; if statistics are not available, explain this. For most topics, tables can be useful in answering this question; these are optional and if included, should be discussed in the text.