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Blog Post
SNAP Changes Promote Work
Today the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released final rules that strengthen work requirements for non-disabled people without dependents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as…
Journal Publication
Work, Family, and Community
Abstract The contributions to this volume make clear that the social safety net in the United States is large, complex, and robust. In this reflection, we offer insights into the…
Op-Ed
How Effective Are Work Requirements?
Work requirements in safety-net programs are nothing new. In fact, they are already used in the United States to address concerns about employment disincentives. And contrary to what some critics…
Op-Ed
The Truth About Medicaid Work Requirements
Following up on an important policy change to reorient safety net programs toward work, the Trump administration has just approved the third state request to implement work requirements in Medicaid. At least seven other…
Blog Post
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 had suggested was coming last fall. In a letter to State Medicaid Directors, CMS announced a…
Op-Ed
Congress Needs a Pro-Work Agenda for Financial Security of Americans
Much of the debate over tax reform has centered on how many jobs will be created, and how much they will contribute to economic growth. But the long-term health of…
Blog Post
Are Most Poor People Incapable of Work?
A recent blog post by the Hamilton Project describes the poor population (as defined by the official definition of poverty, which does not include many government benefits) as mostly children, the elderly,…
Blog Post
Work Rules Benefit Many SNAP Recipients
Over the past several months, the reinstatement (or pending reinstatement) of work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly the Food Stamp Program – has been characterized…
Blog Post
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. Last month, the House Ways and Means Committee released a legislative discussion draft to update…
Blog Post
It’s Time to Reinstate the SNAP Work Requirements
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to almost 23 million households and 46 million people – a two-fold increase since 2006. The dramatic increase in participants and…