Question

discuss 3 areas from among health, education, housing and employment in which the government supports programmes aimed at poverty reduction

Answer 1

Housing Assistance

The Housing Choice Voucher Program gives certificates to rent approved units. The subsidy allows them to pay no more than 30 percent of their income

The Public Housing Agency allows? some families to use the voucher to purchase a modest home.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program It helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy cost. It provides funds for  Home energy bills,Energy crises, Weatherization

Employment

earned income tax credit -refundable tax credit for low- to moderate-income working individuals and couples, particularly those with children.

TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families provides temporary financial assistance while aiming to get people off of that assistance, primarily through employment. There is a maximum of 60 months of benefits

Unemployment insurance to workers who have become unemployed through no fault of their own

HEALTH

Food Stamp Program, provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income people living in the United States

Medicare and Medicaid are the two government sponsored medical insuranceschemes.Medicare is i surance scheme for 65 years and plus who had contributed to economy and worked for it.

Medicaid is a health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources