Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) – Making Work Pay Better than Welfare: An Early Look at the Self-Sufficiency Project
This report is the first in the series on the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP). It describes the first year of SSP program operation, including the context and design of the project, the program implementation, the first-year research sample, program participation, and participants’ early responses to the program.
Project Details
Published: October 1994
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
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