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Committee backs resolution asking federal flexibility to ease benefit 'cliffs'
Summary
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Standing Committee voted unanimously to send HCR 8 to the Senate floor. Sponsors said the concurrent resolution asks Congress to give states flexibility to reduce benefit cliffs that can discourage work or promotions.
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Standing Committee voted unanimously to send HCR 8, a concurrent resolution urging federal flexibility to reduce benefit “cliffs,” to the Senate floor.
Supporters said the resolution asks Congress to allow Utah to apply federal benefit dollars with fewer strings so state programs can smooth the transition from government assistance to work-based self-reliance. Representative Kevin Strong, sponsor of the resolution, told the committee that some people decline promotions because a small increase in income can reduce…
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