Options for increasing Employment and Income Assistance : Options for increasing EIA

Reform Options Using data provided by EIA staff for those with earnings during the 2013/14 fiscal year, we have assessed the possible increases in work incentive benefits and the annual cost to government of the following two options for increasing the earnings through the WIP: 2.a:. [...] Table 3 shows the impact of the two ways to adjust the work incentive options on the annual incomes of EIA participants with earnings for the General Assistance, Single Parent and Persons with a Disability case categories. [...] The current WIP provides average benefits to those participants with earnings that completely close the gap for the mMBM and much of the gap for the emMBM. [...] The increase is greatest for the Single Parent because their monthly earnings are the highest and the least for the Person with a Disability because of their low monthly earnings. [...] The savings are based on the changes in Net EIA Benefits due to the higher number of Participants with earnings above the Initial Exemption level of earnings.