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Description/Abstract
This study examines the interrelationships between work-related disability, veteran, and poverty statuses.The research found that households with non-disabled veterans present have a lower likelihood of poverty, but that advantage is severely eroded when the veteran or another family member has a work-limiting disability. Veterans should actively seek access to and use benefits for which they are eligible, and the income supports provided by the Veteran’s Administration to those who served in the armed forces might reduce the risk of poverty. Researchers should examine the extent to which differences in use of service-connected benefits explains some of the variation in poverty among veteran households.
Original Citation
London, A. S., Heflin, C. M., & Wilmoth, J. M. (2011). Work-related disability, veteran status, and poverty: Implications for family well-being. Journal of Poverty, 15(3), 330-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2011.589259
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Disability Studies | Military and Veterans Studies | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Military families, Disability, Veterans, Research brief
Subject
Poverty; Disabilities; Veterans; Family
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
Fall 9-29-2011
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Work-Related Disability, Veteran Status, and Poverty: Implications for Family Well-Being"" (2011). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 350.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/350
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