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Work Improves Mental Health
Since President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) into law, countless news stories have…
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The White House Defender of Welfare Work Requirements
If someone asked you to name a US President who also was a longtime defender…
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House Bill Makes Room for Improvements to SNAP
This week, the House Appropriations Committee marked up a spending bill for the US Department of Agriculture…
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Questions and Answers About Work Requirements Provisions in the House Republican Debt Limit Proposal, Part II
Earlier today we reviewed details about a proposal to expand work requirements in safety net…
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Questions and Answers About Work Requirements Provisions in the House Republican Debt Limit Proposal, Part I
A key component to addressing poverty is to increase employment. One way to increase employment…
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Do Work Requirements in Safety Net Programs Work?
Twenty-four House Republicans proposed a bill to strengthen work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
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SNAP Changes Promote Work
Today the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released final rules that strengthen work requirements for…
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New CMS Medicaid Work Requirement Guidance Offers States an Opportunity
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formalized what Administrator Seema Verma…
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Are Most Poor People Incapable of Work?
A recent blog post by the Hamilton Project describes the poor population (as defined by the official…
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Work Rules Benefit Many SNAP Recipients
Over the past several months, the reinstatement (or pending reinstatement) of work requirements in the…
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Why It’s Not yet Time to Relax TANF Work Requirements
Congress seems poised to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program this year….
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It’s Time to Reinstate the SNAP Work Requirements
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to almost 23 million households and…