Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) – Measuring Wage Growth Among Former Welfare Recipients
This paper examines the effect of the Self-Sufficiency Project on the rate of wage growth among the long-term welfare recipients who were induced by the financial incentives of the program to enter the work force.
Project Details
Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Income Security - Welfare and Employment
Population: Women - Communities and Families - EI Recipients - Low-income Populations - Low-skilled Workers - Social Assistance Recipients
Start Date: February 1992
Completion Date: March 2006
Sponsors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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