Assignment Description
In this assignment, you will analyze the eligibility criteria of an entitlement program, evaluate the impact of these criteria, and consider how potential changes might serve social well-being.
Assignment Instructions
For this assignment, complete the following:
Explain an entitlement program and analyze its eligibility criteria. My Entitlement Program Is Social Security.
Using the list from Chambers and Bonk, explain the potential problems the specific eligibility criteria might introduce and confirm if any of these problems applies to the program that you have identified. These potential problems include:
Stigma.
Alienation.
Off-targeting of benefits.
Overwhelming costs.
Overutilization and underutilization.
Political interference.
Negative incentives and disincentives.
Analyze any alterations in the eligibility criteria that could potentially reduce or eliminate the identified problems.
Explain how and why potential policy changes would advance social well-being.
Discuss how the potential policy change would advocate for human rights and social and economic justice.
Reference
Chambers, D. E., & Bonk, J. F. (2013). Social policy and social programs: A method for the practical public policy analyst (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Please see uploaded document for instructions on what to read and please use the book as one of the references.