'Policymakers should continue to support work requirements in safety net programs as a way to counteract work disincentives, and to promote upward mobility,' Angela Rachidi writes.
A newby Jason Falk at the Congressional Budget Office provides evidence that work requirements remain effective at offsetting work disincentives in TANF, suggesting that they continue to be a relevant and useful policy tool. Falk studied changes to Alabama’s TANF policy that extended the work requirement to parents of children age 6 to 11 months, which previously had covered only parents of children 12 months or older.
Falk found that the work requirement increased employment by a substantial 11 percentage points among mothers receiving TANF, mainly because they sought and found work earlier than mothers did prior to the change. He also found other positive effects, including overall reductions in TANF receipt and net increases in income based on projected employment and earnings. Specifically, Falk wrote:
I find that Alabama’s work requirement increases the employment rate by about 12 percentage points over the first year after families enter the program, which elevates average income by boosting earnings and tax credits., arguing that many low-income families leaving benefit rolls do not go on to find employment. Falk explored this dynamic as well, finding that the exit rate increased 5 percentage points for those subjected to the work requirement.
Regrettably, only a handful of studies explore work requirements in SNAP, and those studies focus on childless adults and offer mixed results due to data limitations and methodological challenges. Some studies have found that SNAP work requirements increase employment (
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