Work Requirements
Americans value a temporary safety net, but they think work should be an integral part of receiving public assistance. FGA supports a universal work requirement across all four major welfare programs—food stamps, Medicaid, housing, and TANF. Work is the best way to improve lives and regain independence.
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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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Employment and Training Programs Are Within Reach of All Americans
Employment and training opportunities are out there. To bolster their workforce, states need to start assigning individuals to them.
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Waivers Gone Wild: How States Are Still Fostering Dependency
Despite today’s booming economy, the number of able-bodied adults who receive food stamps remains near record high levels. States report that 4.1 million able-bodied adults without dependents are expected to be enrolled in the program over the course of fiscal year 2019. That is more than four times as many as were enrolled between 2000 […]
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Universal Work Requirements Are a Universal Win for America
The Foundation for Government Accountability’s new paper details how efforts to establish universal work requirements across welfare programs would enhance program integrity for the truly needy, encourage a return to work, and boost the economy.
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Our Promoting Work Over Welfare Reform Research
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ResearchMake America Healthy Again: Stop Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food
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ResearchHigh-Tax States Waste Taxpayer Money on Bloated Welfare Programs, but Every State Has Room to Improve
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ResearchFrom Promise to Peril: How Medicaid Expansion Is Breaking Montana
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ResearchWaivers Gone Wild: The Next Wave in Waiver Abuse
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ResearchBreaking Free From Dependency: A Case For Strengthening Work Requirements
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