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Opportunities to Streamline Enrollment Across Public Benefit Programs

Opportunities to Streamline Enrollment Across Public Benefit Programs
2017
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Author(s): 
Sonal Ambegaokar, Zoë Neuberger, Dorothy Rosenbaum
Opportunities to Streamline Enrollment Across Public Benefit Programs
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
UI: Unemployment Insurance
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Medicaid/CHIP
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
Other Supplemental Nutrition Programs
LIHEAP
EITC: Earned Income Tax Credit
CTC: Child Tax Credit
CCDF: Child Care and Development Fund
Housing
Level of Government
Federal/National
State/Provincial
County
Local/Municipal
Territorial
Tribal/Indigenous
Location
United States
Format
Report

Data-sharing across public benefits programs can help enroll low-income people into other benefits for which they qualify. This guide helps local policymakers and program officials identify opportunities under federal law to streamline the application and enrollment process.