What happens to other forms of public assistance that participants may receive to help them meet their families needs?
The specific rules of the public job creation program and of the county or state in which they reside will determine whether participants can continue to receive other forms of public assistance and how much their benefits will be reduced. Many participants will no longer receive welfare benefits once they begin to earn a paycheck, although some parents (particularly those with larger families) may continue to receive some cash assistance to supplement their earnings. To the extent that participants earn more than they used to receive in cash assistance, they also may see their food stamp benefits decline. Even with these reductions in aid, most public job creation programs are designed to ensure that participants end up better off financially as a result of their work effort. As noted above, participants who were eligible for Medicaid and child care assistance prior to enrollment typically continue to receive these benefits while working in public job creation programs.
