financial aid to low-income households with children. In this study we assess the Family Security Act-a proposal presented by … stated objectives of increasing marriage rates and cutting child poverty at no cost to the government. The assessment is …, and marital status. We find that while the plan would be highly effective at increasing marriage, it would reduce child …

this country faces in relation to household formation. Specifically, I estimate to what extent the marriage penalties … marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of the tax and … families. The traditional economic model of marriage implies that increasing public support for unmarried mothers generally …

The Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation was launched in 2003 to test the effectiveness of a skills … Human Services. The SHM program is a voluntary, yearlong, relationship and marriage education program for lowincome, married …; supplemental activities to build on workshop themes; and family support services to address participation barriers, connect …

In this paper I use a tax and benefit micro-simulator of the U.K. welfare system to study the the effect of marriage … parenthood and the marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of … the prevalence of singleheaded households. The results suggest that £100 weekly increase in marriage penalties is needed …