This article highlights five lessons learned from the Work Support Strategies initiative, which helped states improve access to public benefits while reducing administrative burdens for state workers.
In the 1990s, the United States’ welfare system went through a dramatic transformation from a program that provided ongoing, if meager, support to unemployed and very-low-income parents to a far more restrictive program, providing only temporary assistance and emphasizing rapid employment. While the welfare changes…
(September 14, 2004) By Steve Savner and Jared Bernstein
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