This section of the Building Resilience plan outlines strategies to improve reemployment outcomes for unemployment insurance (UI) claimants by expanding access to services, updating work search requirements, and increasing use of Short-Time Compensation programs.
This brief estimates of benefits, costs, interactions with other means tested programs, and impact on poverty for the paid family and medical leave program.
This brief outlines the U.S. federal government’s framework to identify, reduce, and address administrative burdens through a series of executive orders, legislative actions, and updated policies focused on improving customer experience and increasing access to government benefits.
This report explores policy options Utah and other states can adopt to mitigate benefit cliffs, which occur when small income increases lead to sudden loss of public assistance.
This panel discussion from the Academy's 2025 Policy Summit explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and public benefits, examining how technological advancements are influencing policy decisions and the delivery of social services.
The article examines the participation of adults aged 50 and older in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2022, highlighting the program's role in reducing food insecurity and poverty among older adults, especially those with disabilities.
An introduction to digital accessibility, emphasizing the importance of designing digital content to be usable by individuals with various disabilities, and guidelines and assistive technologies that support inclusive digital interactions.
This factsheet outlines the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 2024 initiatives to promote health equity across its programs by embedding equity into funding, service delivery, and community engagement.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
A research brief explaining how work requirements in programs like Medicaid and SNAP reduce coverage, increase administrative costs, and push eligible people deeper into poverty without improving employment outcomes.
This blog describes how 18F adopted a new illustration library (“18F Folks”) based on Open Peeps, to better represent diversity, context, and human experiences in their visual communications.
This resource provides practical guidance on the core principles of digital accessibility, helping teams create digital content and services that are more usable and inclusive for people with disabilities.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS)
