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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Modernizing how public agencies deliver work support benefits Six states spanning the country and the political spectrum spent the last five years simplifying delivery of Medicaid, child care assistance, and other public benefits.A new resource for pay for success practitioners Whether you’re just curious about pay for success financing or a seasoned stakeholder, our new suite of tools and resources can help guide you.A new forum for fresh thinking on housing finance reform Eight years after the GSEs were placed into conservatorship, the conversation about their future is stuck. We have invited several voices to offer ideas for a path forward.The housing bust hit middle-aged former homeowners hardest Foreclosures, low credit scores, negative public records, and debt in collections plague middle-aged former homeowners at high rates.How governments can shift innovation risk through pay for success Through pay for success deals, risk for non- or under-performance is essentially shifted to external funders and places governments in an enviable position of paying only for outcomes achieved.Do governments care about risk? When it comes to risk, governments either bear all of it or won’t fund a program. The nuances of risk, financing, and leveraging capital are completely lost.
