As Massachusetts food stamp agency tries to fix flaws, experienced welfare workers retire, By Shira Schoenberg, July 10, 2015, MassLive: “Massachusetts welfare officials promised the federal government that they will take steps to correct problems with the state’s food stamp program, including hiring more staff. However, the food stamp program just lost around 11 percent of its staff to an early retirement incentive…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty