Iowa’s Limited Benefit Plan (LBP) Evaluation: Program Components, Policies, and Activities
Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Reduced benefits for non-compliance
Strengthened JOBS sanctions
Program requirements
Broadened JOBS participation requirement
Variation in program components across sites?
No
Notes on program components
Financial disincentives/sanctions: If the FIA requirement is not met, FIP families are assigned to the LBP, which consists of a three month period of reduced cash benefits followed by six months of no cash benefits.
Program Requirements: The LBP is a sanction for failure to meet strengthened JOBS participation requirements including the FIA.
