"Remember the Return-to-Work bonuses that states announced to great fanfare last spring?
In most states, very few people have actually managed to get the bonus.
huffpost.com/entry/return-t…
In most states, very few people have actually managed to get the bonus.
huffpost.com/entry/return-t…
I've been curious about this for a while- thanks to @ArthurDelaneyHP and @taragolshan for tracking the data down!
In 5/6 of the states, the number of people who got bonuses over the summer is about 1/20 the number of people who left unemployment insurance.
4,269 people received the bonus, while UI continuing claims dropped by 79,055.
4,269 people received the bonus, while UI continuing claims dropped by 79,055.
The one exception is Colorado, which got RTW bonuses out to over 11,000 people - 85% of the drop in UI claims.
cc @jaredpolis
cc @jaredpolis
The key to Colorado's success? Instead of making people use a new slapdash web portal or provide payroll stubs to prove employment, they simply used their existing UI website and data collection systems.
Placing arbitrary paperwork on potential recipients consistently results in low take-up rates.
It is not surprising that hastily crafted websites with these sorts of burdens failed to deliver to people.
It is not surprising that hastily crafted websites with these sorts of burdens failed to deliver to people.
States should think about how they can reduce paperwork, and, like Colorado, think about creative ways they can use existing programs to minimize the burdens placed on the people they are trying to serve.
This is the approach I argued for earlier in the summer. niskanencenter.org/return-to-work…
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