The longer children spend on welfare, the lower their IQ scores. There is no link between higher welfare benefits and higher cognitive ability on the part of children. Girls who come from welfare families are many times more likely to drop out of high school. They are far more likely to have children out of wedlock and go on welfare at some point than women of similar age and background who were not raised on welfare. Welfare also hurts the long-term employment and earning capacities of young boys.
Boys raised on welfare are also more likely to engage in criminal activities.