Tag: incentive

Volunteer lending a helping hand with shopping to a senior

Moves by state governments to improve access to food stamps have been very effective in increasing the number of retirees and people with disabilities who get the benefits, a new study finds. The states, given a wide berth to administer the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as they see fit, have responded in…

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The federal tax code offers a nifty tax credit to low-income workers who save for retirement. If only it reached more people. The Saver’s Credit offers what appears on its face to be a strong incentive: the IRS will return up to 50 percent of the amount low-income workers and married couples put into a…