start," he says of the president's plan, which, like a Democratic Senate proposal unveiled yesterday, places a greater emphasis on the core principle behind the 1996 law - requiring work in exchange for benefits.Still, plenty of disagreements remain over how the law should be changed from ...
The Supreme Court had however struck down the cut-off date and quashed the distinction based on the manner of exit from service and had directed the payment of benefits with arrears from 1996 with 8 per cent interest to all affected disabled retirees. On the non-implementation of the orders,...
Older people in poor health are more likely to need extra money, aids and adaptations to allow them to remain independent and cope with ill health, yet in the UK many do not claim the welfare benefits to which they are entitled. Welfare rights advice interventions lead to greater welfare inc...
Theory suggests that the “permanent scar” on the stream of future labour income can be explained by different factors, including less experience and on-the-job training, and loss in firm specific human capital caused by the displacement. The first channel is more relevant during severe economic...
None of the interviewees in this study, however, refused to apply for benefits when this was suggested by the welfare rights advisor. Yet, a number of participants mentioned cases of people they knew who were claiming in the absence of a 'genuine' illness. Participants could not understand ...
former domestic policy advisor to President Clinton, who embraced the sweeping GOP reform effort six years ago.Of all the items on President Bush's domestic "to do" list, says Mr. Reed, reauthorization of welfare reform is one of the few that is expected to make it through Congress this ...
Misty L. Heggeness is Principal Economist/Senior Advisor at the U.S. Census Bureau and Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent the views of the University of Minnesota, U.S. Census...
This is why it is prudent for us to purchase an appropriate and adequate health insurance plan to guard against financial loss as a result of an accident, illness or even disability. The benefits you can receive from health insurance policies can help to reduce your financial burden by covering...
These findings suggest that building awareness amongst business managers, owners, and supervisors about the benefits of improving animal welfare may increase the likelihood of engaging business owners and managers in encouraging employees in efforts to improve animal welfare. Business owners could be encour...
[11] and improved welfare (expression of play behaviour; [6]). Larger groupings likely coincide with automatic milk feeder usage [24], which also has some welfare benefits [25]. Sufficient air volume was commonly provided to calves on-farm which is positive for calf health. The promotion ...