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Risks that Come with Increasing Earnings for Low-Income Workers Receiving Safety Net Programs: Perspectives of Working Parents

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In focus group discussions with 44 working parents receiving assistance from one or more federal programs, many parents shared the view that increasing earnings involves a number of risks. Participants described the sequence of possible risk events as follows:

Effective Marginal Tax Rates/Benefit Cliffs

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Effective marginal tax rates refer to the portion of new earnings eroded by benefit reductions. This happens because means-tested program benefits that support families’ basic needs are designed to decline as earnings increase.