5 Welfare Reforms North Carolina Voters Want

Opportunity Solutions Project conducted a poll of 640 likely North Carolina voters in July 2016. Results concluded that North Carolina voters want welfare reforms – specifically five key pieces.

88% of all voters want to preserve resources for the truly needy by checking eligibility for individuals on welfare more frequently with better technology, 83% support work requirements for food stamps, 69% are in favor of returning welfare eligibility back to traditional federal income levels, 78% approve of blocking the use of taxpayer-funded welfare benefits in places of vice, and 86% support checking welfare applicants financial assets to preserve limited resources for the truly needy.