Improving Work Supports: Closing the Financial Gap for Low-wage Workers and Their Families

In: https://doi.org/10.7916/D8CR633W

Abstract

Commissioned by the Economic Policy Institute for its Agenda for Shared Prosperity, this report describes why work support benefits are critical for low-wage workers. It explains the current state of work supports in the U.S., highlighting the need to address benefit "cliffs" and high marginal tax rates; funding constraints; and participation barriers. The report concludes with a concrete set of proposals for reform at the national level.