Abstract:
:This article describes the fragmented array of financial supports for family caregivers currently provided by the federal government, the states, and private employers-provisions that range from direct payments to tax allowances, dependent-care tax credits, and unpaid leave. It highlights the uneven pattern of supports available to family caregivers of the elderly, the younger physically disabled, and children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities that results from the welfare bias still shaping many current provisions. The article then critiques current policy and examines the potential for more explicit family caregiver financial support policy through pending initiatives of the Clinton Administration.
journal_name
J Aging Soc Policyjournal_title
Journal of aging & social policyauthors
Stone RI,Keigher SMdoi
10.1300/J031v06n01_05subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
57-75issue
1-2eissn
0895-9420issn
1545-0821journal_volume
6pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of aging & social policy
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journal_title:Journal of aging & social policy
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