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In Mantua: If benefits are building blocks, what do we do about benefit cliffs? purpose

Jan. 13, 2021 9:00 am

In Mantua: If benefits are building blocks, what do we do about benefit cliffs?

When people who receive benefits increase earned income as well, they often face a "benefits cliff," where the benefits taper off before sustainable economic self-sufficiency and growth can occur.
Leap Fund’s Karen Schoellkopf details the ‘benefits cliff’ problem method

Nov. 3, 2020 12:48 pm

Leap Fund’s Karen Schoellkopf details the ‘benefits cliff’ problem

Why would a worker turn down a promotion with a wage increase? Because wages aren't the full story, said the Fund's CEO, at the Forum on Justice and Opportunity last week.