Are you working to support people’s upward mobility, and frustrated by how our benefits systems hinder and penalize progress?
Whether you’re a financial coach, social worker, career counselor, nonprofit leader, or systems-level advocate, chances are you’re hearing more and more questions about how benefits work.
Across the country, workers are forced to turn down raises, job offers, or promotions out of fear of hitting a benefits cliff – when someone earns a dollar or two more an hour, but as a result, loses public benefits that were worth much more than the income increase.
This session, facilitated by Julia Cai and Shoshana Marder of Leap Fund, will provide an overview of what benefits cliffs are, plus practical ideas on incorporating benefits cliff awareness and conversations into your work.
Learning Objectives
What you’ll learn:
What a benefits cliff is, and when they come up
How benefits cliffs are impacting people
Tips and language for introducing benefits cliffs to a client
Topics and resources to consider together in conversation
What you’ll get:
1-pager: Introducing Benefits Cliffs to Clients
Session Checklist: Coaching Clients Who Face Benefits Cliffs
Intended audience
Coaches, nonprofit leaders, employers, students, and anyone interested in issues affecting public benefits recipients.