The childless adults worked for about twelve hours, then came home to eat and sleep.

Welfare programs for childless adults are typically known as "general assistance."

Most states have some form of welfare program for poor, childless adults who are physically able to work.

But childless adults already receive less support than single mothers.

Under the new law, childless adults can lose their food stamps in a matter of months.

For example, Medicaid doesn't cover childless adults of working age.

However, the proportion of childless adults in the population has increased significantly since then.

So they are debating whether parents or childless adults should be taken off the rolls first.

However, recent changes will soon provide coverage other low-income individuals, such as childless adults.

Another 637 childless adults have already lost their emergency housing benefits since July 1, state officials said.