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Social Sciences Jun 5, 2023

Work requirements may not work for domestic violence survivors, but they rarely get waivers for cash assistance

Very few people who have survived domestic violence are getting Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) waivers from the work requirements and time limits tied to those benefits—even though they're eligible for them, ...

Economics & Business Mar 20, 2023

Participation income: The social welfare model that could help communities fight climate change

Universal Basic Income (UBI), a program in which all adult citizens are given a regular amount of money to spend on what they choose, dominates the debate on the future of social policy. It is based on the idea that in the ...

Social Sciences Dec 8, 2022

White Americans who believe White people are poor may be more likely to support welfare policies

White Americans who think that White people are poor are more likely to believe that welfare recipients are hardworking, and to support welfare policies, according to new research in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Social Sciences Dec 1, 2022

'You have to beg for help': How the Australian welfare system pressures people to perform vulnerability

People who rely on welfare payments to survive are often required to repeatedly tell stories of their personal hardships.

Social Sciences Nov 18, 2022

Can a universal basic income help address homelessness?

Homelessness is an increasing problem across the developed world, and existing policy responses are failing to make an impact. In Australia, for instance, homelessness has increased despite growing investment in (predominantly ...

Social Sciences Oct 27, 2022

Why do we learn to reward cooperation?

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Plön show that reputation plays a key role in determining which rewarding policies people adopt. Using game theory, they explain why individuals learn to use rewards to specifically ...

Plants & Animals Oct 7, 2022

'Astonishing': Global demand for exotic pets is driving a massive trade in unprotected wildlife

Global demand for exotic pets is increasing, a trend partly caused by social media and a shift from physical pet stores to online marketplaces.

Plants & Animals Sep 7, 2022

Consortium announces five new northern white rhinoceros embryos created

Three years after starting its ambitious program to save the northern white rhino from extinction through advanced assisted reproduction technologies, the BioRescue consortium draws a positive interim conclusion: Following ...

Economics & Business Jul 28, 2022

New report reveals Universal Credit prevents recipients from accessing training to improve employment opportunities

Persistent obstacles are preventing people on Universal Credit (UC) from accessing training which could improve their career prospects, make savings to the UK Government in reduced benefit payments, and achieve the Government's ...

Social Sciences Jul 19, 2022

Using economics to understand the wide-reaching impacts of overturning Roe v. Wade

With abortion banned in at least 11 states—with more about to prohibit or strictly limit the medical procedure soon—it will likely increase the proportion of women who are single mothers, with a greater burden falling onto ...

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