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DE SCR102
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Cruce
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AI Summary
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Directs the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to conduct a statewide review of public assistance programs to identify and map "benefit cliffs" where families experience net losses in total resources due to small income increases
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Requires DHSS to assess cliff effects across childcare, housing, health coverage, and nutrition assistance programs, including how combined benefits may worsen financial penalties for earning more
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DHSS must collaborate with the Office of Management and Budget and ALICE initiative stakeholders to analyze data on asset-limited, income-constrained, employed individuals, who represent 44% of Delaware households
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The report must include an inventory of income-based assistance programs, best practices from other states, and recommendations grounded in Delaware's ALICE Survival Budget (which shows a family of four needs $85,524 annually for basic necessities)
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Report due to the Governor, General Assembly, and Division of Legislative Services by January 9, 2026
Legislative Description
Directing The Department Of Health And Social Services To Conduct A Review Of Statewide Benefit Cliffs And Identify Actionable Strategies To Alleviate Cliff Effects That Contribute To Alice Outcomes.
Last Action
Passed In House by Voice Vote
6/25/2025