Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) – Do Work Incentives have Unintended Consequences? Measuring “Entry Effects” in the Self-Sufficiency Project
This report considers whether the Self-Sufficiency Project’s generous earnings supplement will encourage people to remain on welfare in order to qualify for the earnings supplement.
Project Details
Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Income Security - Welfare and Employment
Population: EI Recipients - Low-income Populations - Low-skilled Workers - Social Assistance Recipients - Women - Communities and Families
Start Date: July 1996
Completion Date: March 2004
Sponsors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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