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BENEFITS: The amount of benefits the household gets is called an allotment. The net monthly income of the household is multiplied by .3, and the result is subtracted from the MAXIMUM allotment for the household size to find the … Read more
South Dakota has a long-standing program that provides sales and property tax relief to the elderly and disabled poor.
However, because income eligibility is tied to a fixed dollar income (not a % of … Read more
9-28-10 18.2 percent of South Dakota children live in poverty – New census data paints grim picture
Child poverty in South Dakota increased to 18.2 percent in 2009 from 16.4 percent in 2007. According to Census Bureau data released today, 34,671 South Dakota children are poor. The child poverty rate … Read more
Air Date: 09/21/2010 On this edition of Dakota Midday, host Paul Guggenheimer talks with Joy Smolnisky, director of the South Dakota Budget and Policy Project. She discusses new figures released by the Census Bureau that show poverty rose substantially in South Dakota.
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3-30-10 South Dakota is the only state without a need-based grant program for post-secondary students.
In 2009 the South Dakota Legislature (HB1183) created a special one-year pilot allowing South Dakota to accept an $88,000 donation from the South Dakota Education Access Foundation to match $88,000 of federal funds. Nineteen* … Read more
