The Safety Net Should Work for Working Age Adults

When

Mar. 26, 2024, 6pm to 7pm

Campus Location

Office/Remote Location

First Floor Auditorium

Description

As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presented a lecture titled "The Safety Net Should Work for Working Age Adults" by Brookings fellow in economic studies, Lauren Bauer.

This lecture focuses attention on a population that is ill-served by the safety net but rarely acknowledged: low-income, working-age adults without dependents or government-determined disabilities. In this lecture, Brookings scholar Lauren Bauer, a former special assistant in the Office of the Secretary at the US Department of Education, argues that a safety net that is inaccessible to ABAWDs (able-bodied adults without dependents) fails to recognize the precarious state of the low-wage labor market or how safety-net programs allow these workers to remain in the workforce. By modernizing the parameters of who qualifies for access to safety-net programs, assistance can be made available for low-income, working age Americans who have a vital, but often invisible role in the economy.

Admission Information

This event was free and open to the public. View the lecture documents and watch the recording.

Contact Information

Brookings Mountain West

External Sponsor

Brookings Mountain West