South Carolina § 43-5-1105 State welfare policy.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 43-5-1105 — State welfare policy.

South Carolina § 43-5-1105

Title 43SOCIAL SERVICES

Ch. 5PUBLIC AID, ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF GENERALLY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1105 (2026).

Text

It is the policy of this State that personal responsibility and parental responsibility must be met if citizens are to attain independence. Further, it is the policy of this State that the welfare system must be based upon a reciprocal agreement between welfare recipients and taxpayers. There also must exist a common goal and vision between the parties, working together at the community level to make life better for all. It must assist families to become economically independent, provide tools to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency, and deter abuse of the system through fair and meaningful sanctions.

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It is the policy of this State that personal responsibility and parental responsibility must be met if citizens are to attain independence. Further, it is the policy of this State that the welfare system must be based upon a reciprocal agreement between welfare recipients and taxpayers. There also must exist a common goal and vision between the parties, working together at the community level to make life better for all. It must assist families to become economically independent, provide tools to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency, and deter abuse of the system through fair and meaningful sanctions.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 102, Part I, SECTION 2, eff June 12, 1995. Editor's Note 1995 Act No. 102, Part I, SECTION 1, provides that this act may be cited as the South Carolina Family Independence Act of 1995. It is codified predominantly as Title 43, Chapter 5, Article 9. For a complete list of sections affected by 1995 Act 102, consult the Statutory Tables Volume, Part II, Table B, Allocation and Disposition of Acts.