Work Requirements Are Antithetical to Achieving Reproductive Justice

Public benefit programs are means-tested government programs that provide various services, such as food, health care, or housing, to low-income individuals in the United States. Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV/Section 8) are four examples of these programs. Individuals and communities receiving services from these programs experience various positive physical and mental health impacts. Despite the proven positive impact of access to various public benefit programs, there are consistent calls to cut funding for and limit access to these programs at the federal and state levels. One proposed change to these programs is the addition or expansion of work requirements.

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