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The Human Needs Report is the Coalition on Human Needs'
newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable
populations. It is published every other week while Congress is
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- Budget Process Bill Endangers Services for Seniors, The Disabled, Low-Income Families and Others
Legislation designed to change the rules under which Congress makes a budget is expected to be considered by the House of Representatives within the next two weeks. The proposals being considered are a misguided attempt to place the full burden of deficit reduction on vulnerable people - children, elders, those with disabilities, and low-income working families.
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- House Passes Personal Re-Employment Account Bill
On Thursday, June 3 the House voted to approve HR 444, also known as the Back to Work Incentive Act of 2004, by a narrow margin of 213-203. The bill would establish Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRA) of up to $3000, available to workers after they have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks and exhausted their state unemployment insurance. The PRA would act as a fund by which an unemployed worker could purchase a variety of services, including skill assessment, counseling and career planning, on-the-job training, skills upgrading, and also support services such as child care and transportation. If enacted, the pilot program would be funded up to $50 million with funds taken from the Workforce Investment Act.
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