GOOD EVENING. I VICKI DORTCH. I’M RICK VAN HOOSE MANY KENTUCKIANS ARE FACING A DILEMMA RIGHT NOW. IF THEY GET A JOB OR GET A RAISE. THEY MIGHT LOSE CRITICAL PUBLIC BENEFITS LIKE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE ...

Amelia Diaz, 4, left, works on a coloring book with her mother Emily Diaz, right, at their home in Midvale on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Over the last few years, the Diaz family has experienced an ...

POTENTIALLY HELP HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. BY DOCTOR’S RECOMMENDATIONS, 62 YEAR OLD JOYCE MONTE SHOULD ONLY WORK PART TIME. SO WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN MORE PRESENTED ITSELF, SHE TURNED IT DOWN FOR ...

(TNS) — When can a raise, a promotion, or more work hours be a bad thing for employees? When it pushes them over the "benefits cliff." It is a workplace problem employers may not even be aware they ...

New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services is commissioning a study to look at the “cliff effect” in public benefits programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ...

Emily Diaz was on the cusp of leaving her old life behind when she felt the safety net that caught her being pulled out from under her feet. It had taken more than a decade to rebuild after a ...

At some income levels, an increase in earnings can do more harm than good. Individuals who face situations like this are on a benefit cliff — when a slight increase in earnings results in a steep ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday to address an “upcoming ‘benefits cliff'” from changes to federal SNAP eligibility. The order was signed Saturday at a one of nine food ...

The benefits cliff has ripple effects in the economy: • Lower-income employees don't take jobs that should make them better off financially, leaving them stuck where they are instead of climbing the ...

Ryan Hiott, right, poses with his son, Ryan Jr., left, and his wife, Erica, center, outside of their one-bedroom apartment on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Miami. Hiott was laid off last year and, as ...

WASHINGTON — Hovering in the background of the “fiscal cliff” debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after Christmas. “This is the real cliff,” said ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Emily Diaz was on the cusp of leaving her old life behind when she felt like the safety net that previously caught her was being pulled out from under her feet. It had taken more than ...