Public Housing
As reform is considered in other major welfare programs, public housing should not be ignored.
Opportunities abound at the state and federal level to encourage work for able-bodied individuals receiving public housing.
This alone would help ease the backlog of individuals waiting for housing benefits. As household incomes increase due to work, those who no longer qualify are transitioned off the program, thereby reducing the waiting list. It’s all about protecting resources for the truly needy, supporting self-sufficiency over dependency, and safeguarding taxpayer dollars.
WELFARE REFORM: PUBLIC HOUSING
- Implement a universal work requirement at the federal level across all major welfare programs, including public housing. Altogether, this would move nearly 10 million able-bodied adults into the workforce.
- Enact a work requirement at the state level for able-bodied adults receiving public housing benefits and establish a preference for working, able-bodied adults on public housing waiting lists
- Increase child support collections by requiring individuals who owe child support and receive public housing benefits to cooperate with enforcement efforts.
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Housing Work Requirements
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FGA Applauds Sen. Rick Scott for Introducing the “Let’s Get to Work Act” Requiring Work in Food Stamp and Housing Programs
The FGA applauds U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) for introducing the Let’s Get to Work Act, which reinstates and expands work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving food stamps or public housing benefits.
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Universal Work Requirements For Welfare Programs Are A Win For All Involved
Government programs like Medicaid and food stamps were created in the 1960s to help the truly needy. But now at least 35 million able-bodied adults are not working and instead enrolling in welfare programs.
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