Modeling Potential Income and Welfare-Assistance Benefits in Illinois

Single Parent with Two Children Household and Two Parents with Two Children Household Scenarios in Cook County, City of Chicago, Lake County and St. Clair County

Excerpted from Illinois Policy Institute. Written by Erik Randolph, Senior Fellow.

Of particular interest in this study are the following:

  1. General conclusions on pages 13-14
  2. The course of action on pages 15-16
  3. The single parent scenarios on pages 26-29

The single parent scenarios especially show a serious trough of disincentive for those earning between $15 and $35/hr. Everything in between these two points represents an economic loss for the individual. In this scenario, it’s better to stay on welfare than to move to the middle class.

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