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Supports for Working Poor Families: A New Approach

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  • Michael E. Fishman
  • Harold Beebout

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Presents innovative policy options for improving access to state and federal work support programs, such as food stamps, Medicaid, child care, SCHIP, and the EITC, to help families leave poverty when they leave welfare for work.

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  • Michael E. Fishman & Harold Beebout, "undated". "Supports for Working Poor Families: A New Approach," Mathematica Policy Research Reports b0d067859f1d4b9da7eb047ad, Mathematica Policy Research.
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