Many of those without work depend on relief for food.
"If he was broke he'd have to work or go on relief."
Last year it was $1750 & 2 people were on relief.
Then he hurt his back in a fall, and he's been on relief since.
No longer would the bill force families off welfare after they had been on relief for five years.
Everybody in our town quit work to go on relief.
Women were more likely than men to be dependent on poor relief.
By 1848 90% of the population were on relief (receiving government money).
The focus must therefore be on relief in relation to work.
A good part of my own military forces had been there on relief.