Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) – Can Work Incentives Pay For Themselves? Final Report On The Self-Sufficiency Project For Welfare Applicants
This report presents the final findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project’s Applicant study. It describes the impacts of an earnings supplement on the employment, earnings, income, and welfare receipt of new income assistance applicants through the six years since they were randomly assigned to the study.
Project Details
Published: October 2003
Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Income Security - Welfare and Employment
Population: Low-income Populations - Low-skilled Workers - Social Assistance Recipients - Women - Communities and Families - EI Recipients
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