Posts Tagged ‘Benefits Cliff’
Smoothing the Benefits Cliff: A National Movement for Change
Voice of Business Blog Smoothing the Benefits Cliff: A National Movement for Change date May 31, 2024 tags Advocacy & Policy, Voice of Business Blog The Benefits Cliff keeps hard-working people down by taking away critical support systems that vulnerable individuals and their families need to make ends meet. This problem is felt locally in…
Read MoreThe Benefits Cliff and Racial Inequity: Perpetuating Generational Poverty & Keeping Americans Down
Voice of Business Blog The Benefits Cliff and Racial Inequity: Perpetuating Generational Poverty & Keeping Americans Down date May 20, 2024 tags Voice of Business Blog We are still feeling the effects of the centuries of unjust practices and policies along racial lines that have made it difficult to break cycles of poverty. Individuals and…
Read MoreLegislative Update: What’s Being Done About the Benefits Cliff in NYS
Voice of Business Blog Legislative Update: What’s Being Done About the Benefits Cliff in NYS date May 7, 2024 tags Voice of Business Blog New York State spends billions of dollars on public assistance programs that inadvertently trap millions of people in poverty through a phenomenon known as the Benefits Cliff. It’s time to address…
Read MoreBob Duffy: Avoiding the benefits cliff takes teamwork
Voice of Business Blog Bob Duffy: Avoiding the benefits cliff takes teamwork date April 22, 2024 tags Advocacy & Policy, Talent Strategy, Voice of Business Blog The benefits cliff is not a new issue. It has not only impacted New York State but numerous other states nationwide for decades. Unfortunately, it has remained an impediment,…
Read MoreAn Employer Guide to Addressing the Benefits Cliff
Voice of Business Blog An Employer Guide to Addressing the Benefits Cliff date April 8, 2024 tags Voice of Business Blog The Benefits Cliff hurts employees and employers alike by keeping hard-working individuals down and imposing barriers on growth. As we work to address this challenge with initiatives at the local, State, and Federal levels,…
Read MoreThe Economic Impact of the Benefits Cliff
Voice of Business Blog The Economic Impact of the Benefits Cliff date March 25, 2024 tags Advocacy & Policy, Economic Development, Voice of Business Blog The Benefits Cliff hurts both the hard-working individuals and families who end up unable to make ends meet after earning a raise and, in turn, the economy as a whole.…
Read MoreThe Benefits Cliff: Explained
Voice of Business Blog The Benefits Cliff: Explained date February 21, 2024 tags Advocacy & Policy, Economic Development, Voice of Business Blog Getting a raise at work should help you get ahead, not set you back. But right now, this isn’t the case for our most vulnerable populations. With a raise pushing salary over an…
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