On one side are tough shelter and welfare rules aimed at making parents better providers.

The Children's Center has been particularly affected by the new welfare rules.

One result has been a bitter dispute over welfare rules between the city and advocates for the homeless.

He had resisted pressure to give up some Federal prerogatives over basic welfare rules.

And despite the new authority that would be granted the states to make their own welfare rules, such powers are far from absolute.

Under law, states must get Washington's approval to overhaul welfare rules.

The recent changes in welfare rules vary by state.

Under current welfare rules, single adults who miss a single hour of work can see their entire case closed.

Many people are trapped in poverty by inflexible welfare rules.

She has rightly insisted on the need to enforce the welfare rules which are already in place.