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Introduction to Benefit AccessIntroduction to Benefit AccessWorking Poor Families Project Policy AcademyWorking Poor Families Project Policy Academy
June 30, 2011
Elizabeth Lower-BaschElizabeth Lower-BaschSenior Policy AnalystSenior Policy Analyst
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TANF
SNAP (Food Stamps)
EITCHousing Vouchers
Child Care Subsidies
Child Support
Medicaid CHIPChild Tax Credit
WIC
SSIVeterans Benefits
Pell Grants
Social Security
Unemployment Insurance
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• Tuition, books and fees reflect only 1/3 of total annual cost of attendance for community college students when living and transportation costs are included
• College students have substantial unmet financial need even after financial aid (roughly $6,000/year)
• Financial aid generally not available for non-credit classes
• WIA rarely provides needs-based payment
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Unmet Need
Too much work
Failure to complete
Stress
Housing and food insecurity
Too little sleep
Part-time enrollment
Too little studying
Poor grades
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• Too many families don’t get benefits that they are eligible for.
• Childless adults not eligible for many programs• Applying is often time consuming, frustrating.• Programs are often run in “silos,” don’t look at
the needs of the person or family as a whole.
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• Social Security, Medicare• Children’s health insurance• Earned Income Tax Credit (for families)
Why high participation?• Entitlement• High levels of publicity/outreach• Broad eligibility• Intermediaries
tax preparers health care providers
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• TANF cash assistance• Child care subsidies• Housing assistance
Why low participation?• Capped funding• Child care and housing: capped enrollment • TANF: Stigma, burdensome requirements, and
time limits restrict participation
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• SNAP (food stamps)
• Health insurance for parents
• Pell grants (for students)
• WIC
• Unemployment insurance
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2008
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California – 50%Wyoming – 48%
Maine – 94%Oregon – 92%
National – 67%
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• Eligibility limits are very low in many states• Cost is shared between federal government and
states, and is a significant portion of state budgets
• Complicated rules determine eligibility.
• Change is coming…. 2014…
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Login Here
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No online application
Income limit for family of 3 is $424 per month
“health care for children, pregnant women, and people who are aging, blind and disabled”
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Note: Program participation among citizen children with family income below the poverty level and no reported health insurance. The data should be viewed with caution. Source: CBPP analysis of 2009 data from Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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Full time minimum wage worker ($7.25 an hour, 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year)
• Does not qualify for SNAP• Does not qualify for EITC
At poverty level ($10,830)• Pays ~$828 in payroll taxes• Gets ~$200 in EITC• Could get maybe $40 in SNAP benefits
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• Influence state policy and spending choices
• Influence state process and implementation choices
• Bring a cross-program perspective
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Image thanks to Shelley Waters Boots