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The Harmful Consequences of Work Requirements and Other Obstacles to Services for Children and Families

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Title: The Harmful Consequences of Work Requirements and Other Obstacles to Services for Children and Families
Language: English
Authors: First Focus on Children
Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.
Availability: First Focus on Children.1400 Eye Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-657-0670; Fax: 202-657-0671; Web site: https://firstfocus.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Nutrition, Housing, Socioeconomic Status, Child Development, Young Children, Federal Programs, Eligibility, Low Income Groups, Employment Level, COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Health Care, Health Insurance, Hunger, Welfare Services, Tax Credits, Foster Care, Family Programs, Barriers
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Abstract: Weakening federal assistance programs that provide children with affordable health care, nutritious food, stable housing, and early childhood education by imposing funding cuts, work requirements, unreasonable time limits, and other unnecessary bureaucratic barriers undermines access to services for low income families and undercuts opportunities for their children. These actions often hurt children with the greatest need, creating categories of deservedness of children that negatively impact their well-being and harm their short-term and long-term success. Holding children back in this way has adverse consequences for the economy and doesn't reflect the values of the nation. This document is an update to the 2018 brief, "The Harmful Consequences of Work Requirements and Other Obstacles on Families with Children" [ED603487], and explains how work requirements would weaken the effectiveness of assistance programs by increasing disparities for children in marginalized communities and undermining child health, nutrition, housing stability, economic security, and early childhood development.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED630811
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Weakening federal assistance programs that provide children with affordable health care, nutritious food, stable housing, and early childhood education by imposing funding cuts, work requirements, unreasonable time limits, and other unnecessary bureaucratic barriers undermines access to services for low income families and undercuts opportunities for their children. These actions often hurt children with the greatest need, creating categories of deservedness of children that negatively impact their well-being and harm their short-term and long-term success. Holding children back in this way has adverse consequences for the economy and doesn't reflect the values of the nation. This document is an update to the 2018 brief, "The Harmful Consequences of Work Requirements and Other Obstacles on Families with Children" [ED603487], and explains how work requirements would weaken the effectiveness of assistance programs by increasing disparities for children in marginalized communities and undermining child health, nutrition, housing stability, economic security, and early childhood development.