Although a growing number of studies suggest that providing poor families with income
supplements of as little as 1,000peryearwillimprovechildren'swell-being,manypoorchildrenmissimportantsourcesofin…
.Accessingassistancethroughmeans-testedprogramsisalsochallenging.Weproposereplacingthecomplicatedarrayof…
2,000 per child that would be available regardless of parents' work status. Our reform would
ensure that all children receive enough assistance to make a difference and it would be
simpler and more equitable than the current array of child benefits that are provided through …