Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). : Background and Current Legislation for Federal Grant Programs to Help Low-Income Families Save.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Poverty.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes individual development account (IDA) programs, which are savings and investment accounts established to help low-income families and individuals save for specified purposes, such as education, purchase of a home, or to start a business. Discusses operation of IDAs, as funded by the Assets for Independence Act of 1998 and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, created in the 1996 welfare reform law.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)

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