HOW PUBLIC PROGRAMS CAN PENALIZE WORKERS EARNING MORE

IllinoisPolicy.org discusses "benefits cliffs" in aid to low-income families that may de-incentivize citizens to raise their income. 

The worst benefits cliff in Illinois is the Child Care Development Fund. An analysis from the University of Chicago’s Inclusive Economy Lab shows how a family of three, a single parent and two children, in Cook County making $54,000 a year would lose $25,000 in childcare subsidies if their income increased by $1,000. 

Read the full piece here: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-public-programs-can-penalize-workers-earning-more/