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A first-of-its-kind, the ‘2022 Benefits Scorecard’ provides a new framework to assess how both public and private benefits are performing to support workers’ financial security needs, identify where innovations are needed to fill current benefit gaps, and explore opportunities to improve and modernize design and delivery. This resource is intended to help policymakers, employers, benefits providers, researchers and innovators:
Assess benefit performance for their constituents and
Identify opportunities in market and policy innovation to ensure benefits equitably support all workers.
The Benefits Scorecard analyzes 22 key benefits through the lens of financial security and finds that both public and private benefits play an important role for workers in supplementing and protecting income, helping meet essential needs, and building wealth. But collectively our system of public and private benefits fails to be adequate, accessible, inclusive, and equitable for all types of workers. This resource creates a foundation for the work ahead to help us move toward a future where all workers are inclusively and equitably supported. For more information on the scoring of benefits, view the 2022 Benefits Scorecard Addendum.
States working with the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program put forward a shared set of “North Stars” that define good public benefits delivery. Amid challenges to our benefits system, these North Stars are more important than ever.
Benefits screeners are a popular tool for increasing benefits access. This report offers a framework for benefits leaders to understand the role screeners play and assess their effectiveness.
Young adults today are coming of age in a volatile economic and political environment. We spoke with 12 young people about how they are navigating the transition to adulthood and what it means for public trust more broadly.
Young adults are grappling with sweeping changes to the U.S. benefits system under OBBBA. This paper illustrates these impacts and offers recommendations that can help young adults.
Mike Wilkening’s work as a public servant has followed a simple philosophy: government in service of its people. In this blog, he shares more about his leadership approach and his position as an Aspen FSP Fellow.
Most households experience at least one financial shock in a given year, but there are few comprehensive solutions to help them. How can we solve this persistent challenge?
Households need tools that help them afford everyday life and build long-term security. Too often, policy systems fail to respond to both of these needs and instead prioritize one goal over the other.
