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The Effect of Loosening Means‐Testing Requirements on Income Assistance Flows in British Columbia Canada

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  • Gillian Petit
  • Lindsay Tedds

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In Canada, eligibility for provincial income assistance requires applicants and recipients to pass a means test—they must have income and assets below a specified level. The “good policy” argument argues that strict means tests ensure those with sufficient income or assets cannot access nor continue on income assistance, keeping caseloads low. The “bad policy” argument argues that strict means tests reduce the ability of income assistance recipients from becoming self‐sufficient. Exploiting an increase in asset thresholds and the introduction of an earnings exemption in British Columbia, we test these hypotheses using recipient‐level data. Our findings suggest that loosening means‐testing requirements is unlikely to result in an influx in new income assistance recipients but that it could encourage re‐entry; however, it could also help recipients exit income assistance permanently. 随着向数字环境的过渡,需要了解新的动态和实践。与模拟对象相比,数字对象和网络互动存在于半固定的数字环境中,这些环境可能会发生与时间无关的变化。这使得数字对象不同于模拟对象,因为它们更具可塑性,并且其含义可能会发生变化,尤其是在政治方面。本文提出了“重新包装”意图和“重新利用”意图这两种新实践,将数字对象与其发生场景相关的可塑性加以利用。重新包装意图和重新利用意图共同提供了一个框架,用于理解数字空间中的政治如何不再依赖作者的意图来定义其参与的含义或目的。通过两个描述性案例,我们的论文探究了“改变数字对象含义”一事的潜力,并强调了此举如何具有重要的政治启示。 Con la transición a los entornos digitales, surgen nuevas dinámicas y prácticas que es necesario comprender. A diferencia de los objetos analógicos, los objetos digitales y las interacciones en línea existen en entornos digitales semifijos que están sujetos al cambio, a pesar del tiempo. Esto hace que los objetos digitales sean diferentes de los objetos analógicos, ya que son más maleables y están sujetos a cambios en su significado, especialmente con respecto a la política. Este artículo presenta la intención reempaquetada y reutilizada como dos nuevas prácticas que aprovechan la maleabilidad de los objetos digitales en relación con el escenario en el que ocurren. Juntas, la intención reempaquetada y reutilizada brindan un andamiaje para comprender la forma en que la política, que se desarrolla en los espacios digitales, ya no depende de la intencionalidad del autor para definir el significado o el propósito de sus interacciones. Nuestro artículo explora el potencial para cambiar el significado de los objetos digitales a través de dos casos ilustrativos y, al hacerlo, destaca cómo el potencial para cambiar el significado de los objetos digitales tiene importantes implicaciones políticas.

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  • Gillian Petit & Lindsay Tedds, 2024. "The Effect of Loosening Means‐Testing Requirements on Income Assistance Flows in British Columbia Canada," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(4), pages 309-322, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:309-322
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.419
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