Welfare and economic
self-sufficiency
legislative update

Check this page for frequent updates on policy issues related to state and federal public assistance reforms. To call our attention to an issue that bears examination, contact Economic Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinator Tracey Stewart.

Colorado enacts important welfare reforms

Colorado lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to the state's main welfare program, known as Colorado Works, with Senate Bill 10-68. Gov. Bill Ritter signed the bill April 21, 2010. The measure removes the asset test for families seeking assistance, updates hold-over language that predated national welfare reform in 1996 and mitigates the "cliff effect," which can be a barrier to economic self-sufficiency.  The Colorado Center on Law and Policy supported these reforms along with a coalition of nonprofit and government groups.

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