2024–25 · City-wide
Ease the benefits cliff for families
Resident asks for a program letting families gradually move off public assistance with a financial cushion, citing a Cambridge example, because the benefits cliff discourages higher pay.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Address the benefits cliff of Boston families by allowing them to "earn" a way off public assistance with a cushion. See Cambridge example: [link removed]
Who it helps and why
Families want to get off of public assistance but the benefits cliff is often too steep for them to seek better pay. By offering a cushion and off ramp we could address these inequities
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 23, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Other or unclear
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