The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6811, aims to address the issue of benefits cliffs in public benefit programs by establishing a pilot program. The bill mandates that the Department of Social Services and the Office of Early Childhood, in collaboration with the Labor Department, the Department of Housing, the Office of Workforce Strategy, and the two-generational initiative outlined in section 17b-112l of the general statutes, create this pilot program. The initiative is designed to follow the recommendations from a report produced under special act 24-8, which highlights strategies to mitigate the negative impacts of benefits cliffs on individuals and families relying on public assistance.

The bill does not contain any deletions from current law but introduces new legal language to formalize the establishment of the pilot program. The primary focus is on improving access to public benefits and ensuring that individuals do not face abrupt loss of assistance as they transition into higher income brackets, thereby promoting economic stability and self-sufficiency.