Thursday, April 30, 2015

NEW YORK ASSET TESTS

From the Empire Justice Center comes a report on the issue New York residents face when they have accumulated some assets but then fall below the poverty line; after they apply for public assistance, they are forced to empty their accounts before they apply.

See Driven into Poverty: How New York's Asset Tests Keep People Poor

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