Delaware Code Title 31. Welfare § 1501. Statement of purpose

(a) Create expanded opportunity for increased personal responsibility and advancement toward economic independence and self-sufficiency by Delaware's welfare recipients through the acquisition of useful work skills and performance in productive employment which will end their dependence on public assistance;  and

(b) Enlist Delaware's private businesses in an expanded effort to provide job opportunities and reduce dependency, and to enhance their work forces and increase their competitiveness;  and

(c) Complement and strengthen other important state incentives designed to move welfare recipients into private sector jobs, including child care, medical care, and job training and placement;  and

(d) Authorize the creation of personal advancement accounts as an additional incentive for workers to achieve self-sufficiency and increased skills;  and

(e) Achieve the foregoing purposes in a cost-effective manner.