HB5377

Illinois HB5377 establishes the Work Always Pays Act, creating a bridge credit fund to support households with increased earned income.

Illinois HB5377, the Work Always Pays Act, creates the Work Always Pays Bridge Credit Fund to provide financial support to households experiencing an increase in earned income. The Act mandates that State-administered benefit programs, including SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid, cannot reduce benefits by more than $0.50 for each $1.00 increase in a household's earned income. If an increase in earned income reduces a household's net resources, a bridge credit is issued for six months, equal to the difference between pre- and post-increase net household resources.