Universalism and Income Testing in Family Policy: New Perspectives on an Old Debate

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The traditional debate on whether a program should be universalistic or selective oversimplifies and limits the policy options. The current debate focuses on a range of policy options including a policy package that can permit income testing without stigmatizing the poor and that can continue universal benefits by including those benefits in the recipient's taxable income. This article reports the findings of a comparative study of eight countries that examined income transfers affecting the incomes of families with children.

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