In 1996, Congress passed a law to end welfare dependency which mandates that the head of the household must work and that welfare benefits be limited to a time period of
A) five years throughout the life-time of the recipient.
B) twenty years throughout the life-time of the recipient.
C) two years throughout the life of the head of the household.
D) life or until the recipient dies.

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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 imposed a lifetime limit of five years on the receipt of welfare benefits.

In 1996, Congress Passed a Law to End Welfare Dependency