Language
English (en)
Publication Date
12-10-2025
Summary
For families trying to enroll in public programs to meet essential needs like food and health care, speed and timeliness can be critical. But people face numerous barriers in enrolling in these programs and in maintaining eligibility once enrolled. This research brief uses a new measure of staff workloads in public benefit agencies for every U.S. state and examines the link between these workloads and the experience of administrative burdens among low-wage workers. The analyses draw upon data from the Workforce Economic Inclusion and Mobility Survey.
Document Type
Research Brief
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Income Policy
Original Citation
Zhang, G., Roll, S., & Despard, M. (2025). The relationship between agency understaffing and administrative burdens in Medicaid and SNAP (CSD Research Brief No. 25-53). Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Project
Workforce Economic Inclusion and Mobility (WEIM)
Keywords
Workforce Economic Inclusion and Mobility ; administrative burden ; public benefits ; policy ; United States ; 2025 ; Medicaid ; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ; staffing ;
Recommended Citation
Zhang, G., Roll, S., & Despard, M. (2025). The relationship between agency understaffing and administrative burdens in Medicaid and SNAP (CSD Research Brief No. 25-53). Washington University, Center for Social Development.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/v9md-gg10