Simplifying Programs feed http://www.cbpp.org/research/?fa=topic&id=37 en-us Copyright 2008 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. All rights reserved. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Overview In enacting the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, Congress made several changes in the eligibility determination process for free and reduced-price school meals.[1] (The eligibility determination process has two parts: “certification,” in which children are approved to receive meal benefits, and “verification,” in which school districts obtain documentation of eligibility for a small sample of certified children.) The … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/fV_W-KmBaR4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1389 Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:01:04 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1389 Introduction For a large and growing number of Americans, having a job is not enough to lift them out of poverty. This report presents a menu of practical policy options that states can adopt to help working-poor families meet their basic needs and improve their lives. The number of people in working-poor families has grown significantly in the last two decades. In 2003, 13.1 million people, including 7.3 million children, lived in a working-poor family. (In 2004 dollars, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/fu8-zdAthnw/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=899 Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:53:33 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=899 This paper is part of an on-going project at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to encourage improved coordination amongst the major state-administered low-income benefit programs. The Center is currently working to produce a guidebook for states and localities interested in revising their policies and procedures with the goal of improved program integration. We hope to collaborate with interested state agencies to design new policy and procedural models … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/ueSsO-GhfVg/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1297 Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1297 Virtually all states have made information regarding the five main state-administered low-income benefit programs — food stamps, Medicaid, SCHIP, TANF and child care — available to the public via the internet. There is significant variation between what online information is provided across states. Some provide a simple description of each program on their agencies websites. Others offer additional information, such as application forms, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/Ii6LG76Pqok/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1414 Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1414 Over the last decade, internet technology has transformed many aspects of our society, including how people obtain information and conduct personal and professional transactions. It can also offer new ways for working families to learn about and enroll in benefit programs for which they may qualify. All states have websites that provide information about public benefit programs, including printable application forms for at least some of the major programs. … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/O8M-3u2zhQI/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=912 Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=912 Families that receive assistance from benefit programs such as food stamps, Medicaid, SCHIP, child care, and TANF generally are required to participate periodically in a formal review of their eligibility, typically once or twice a year. When families “renew” their eligibility for a particular program, they usually must provide updated information about their circumstances, such as their income, and sometimes they must go to a human … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/KUi3gx8Yy-0/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=226 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=226 Introduction The application process is the “front door” through which families must go to obtain benefits such as health care coverage, child care assistance, or food stamps.  For families who have never applied for program benefits, the application process is their first point of contact with the state human services system.  If the process is simple and transparent, more families will complete it successfully and secure the benefits they need.  If, on the other hand, the … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/bXmaM_X9C40/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=415 Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=415 Introduction When a family applies for a major state-administered benefit program (Medicaid, SCHIP, child care assistance, food stamps, or TANF), it must complete an application form and provide proof — called “verification” — that this information is accurate. (For some programs, families must also participate in an interview.) Once enrolled in the program, a family may need to provide verification to the state human services agency if its circumstances … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/A3woKAwA0zo/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2475 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2475