Committee approves bill to let more low-income Arkansans access WorkPays workforce services
Senate Bill 89 passed the Senate Public Health Committee after testimony from the Division of Workforce Services; the bill removes a TANF enrollment prerequisite for the WorkPays program so able-bodied low-income families enrolled in Medicaid, SNAP or similar programs can access workforce services.
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The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to approve Senate Bill 89, which would expand eligibility for Arkansas’ WorkPays workforce-incentive program by removing a current requirement that participants be enrolled in the Transitional Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
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