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Blog Post
You’re Right, Senator Manchin: There Are No Work Requirements in Biden’s New Safety Net
Since bipartisan welfare reform passed in 1996, parents seeking cash assistance from the federal government…
Journal Publication
Work, Family, and Community
Abstract The contributions to this volume make clear that the social safety net in the…
Blog Post
The Farm Bill: On SNAP, Congress Chooses Welfare over Work Once Again
So it looks as though the farm bill is going to pass through Congress without…
Op-Ed
Closing Argument on Farm Bill: Work Requirements in SNAP Will Reduce Poverty
With Congress considering adding work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food…
Blog Post
Work Puts Food on the Table
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday released its findings on food insecurity in…
Op-Ed
How Effective Are Work Requirements?
US safety-net programs already use work requirements to address potential work disincentives, and evidence suggests they increase employment and earnings among recipients capable of work. Critics often cite welfare-to-work experiments from the 1990s as evidence against work requirements, but the most relevant programs in those evaluations—“jobs-first” approaches that emphasized rapid employment—produced substantial gains in work and earnings. Although research on work requirements in programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid is more limited and subject to measurement challenges, broader evidence indicates that participation in safety-net programs can reduce employment incentives, implying that work requirements could offset those effects.
Blog Post
New CEA Report Highlights Welfare’s Disincentives, and Suggests How to Fix Them
The president’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has a new report out on the relationship between large…
Op-Ed
For SNAP to Work, It Must Emphasize More Work
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) has a significant flaw: It does…
Article
Work, Welfare, and Trump
Though President Trump spoke in his inaugural address about replacing welfare with work, his efforts in pursuing…
Testimony
Employment Requirements in Benefit Programs Needed to Reduce Poverty
Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Davis, and members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity…
Blog Post
Seema Verma’s Modest Proposal for Medicaid
Federal and state antipoverty efforts over the past decade can be characterized as a relentless…
Op-Ed
Will Trump Choose Work over Welfare?
In his inaugural address, President Trump promised to “get our people off of welfare and back to…