Work Requirements and Work Supports for Recipients of Means-Tested Benefits

HTML Format - At a Glance In this report, the Congressional Budget Office analyzes the effects of work requirements and work supports on employment and income of participants in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Medicaid. The agency also assesses how changing work requirements and work supports in those programs would affect the federal budget. In many cases, the size of those effects is highly uncertain.

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Work Requirements and Work Supports for Recipients of Means-Tested Benefits