This research study analyzes the structural and budgetary layout of eleven US-based Digital Service Teams (DSTs) at the municipal, county, and state levels. In doing so, it sets out to answer the research question: “How are digital service teams structured and funded?”
Presentation covering the findings of a research study analyzing the structural and budgetary layout of of eleven US-based Digital Service Teams (DSTs) at the municipal, county, and state levels.
This study explores the causal impacts of income on a rich array of employment outcomes, leveraging an experiment in which 1,000 low-income individuals were randomized into receiving $1,000 per month unconditionally for three years, with a control group of 2,000 participants receiving $50/month.
Despite Biden administration reversals to prior policies, Urban Institute data from 2023 shows that many immigrant families, especially those with children or mixed status, continue to avoid benefits amid ongoing economic challenges.
This paper discusses the country’s chronic underinvestment in children and resulting outcomes, including new data on poverty rates among young children, is inextricable from the prospects of young children; and the remarkably comprehensive pandemic-era response policies, including which changes contributed most to reducing child poverty.
This blog explores the rise of person-centered insights in policymaking, featuring an overview of its benefits and expert interviews highlighting its crucial role in effectively delivering public benefits and human services.
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with three staff members from the Digital Transformation Team in Montgomery County Public LIbraries—Maddie Schellhardt, Raymond Bryson, and Emily Lamancusa, to learn more about the county's efforts to advance digital service delivery and inclusion
In this updated primer, the DBN introduces the concept of digital identity, and provides brief snapshots of digital identity-related developments internationally and in the U.S.
In this updated primer, the DBN describes how identity proofing and authentication show up in public benefits applications and outlines equity and security concerns raised by common identity proofing and authentication methods.
