UC-Berkeley Research Shows Los Angeles’ Minimum Wage Bump Could Reduce Use of Social Safety-Net Programs
Research by UC-Berkeley suggests that a decision by the Los Angeles City Council to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the city could reduce reliance on social safety-net programs. The researchers found that past instances of minimum wage increases at the state level resulted in reduced use of food stamps and shifts in medical insurance programs but did not affect the quality of care.
- "L.A.'s Higher Minimum Wage Could Reduce Reliance on Social Programs, Study Finds" (Palta, "KPCC News," KPCC, 6/1).