"A report by the Center for Law and Social Policy notes the severe backlog of applications at SSA as a hindrance for long COVID applicants, and others."
“There was definitely an image of traditional college students … that they were 18- and 19-year-olds right out of high school, with no dependents being supported by their parents even if they weren’t living with them." - Elizabeth Lower-Basch
“In this case, it’s even worse: the state is taking money paid by a father for children who the state didn’t even provide assistance to,” said Elizabeth Lower-Basch, deputy director for policy for the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
On December 14, Elizabeth Lower-Basch will speak at Jobs for the Future’s Good Jobs Challenge Convening about the importance of providing support to help individuals move along their career pathways and into high-quality jobs.
Elizabeth Lower-Basch said that even if a building were to benefit needy families — low-income housing development, for example — the use of TANF funds on construction is strictly prohibited by federal law.