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As wages rise due to economic factors including increases to the minimum wage in the state and low unemployment, the number of families that qualify for ADC and total direct cash assistance expenditures will decrease without a corresponding increase in eligibility. Though the Standard of Need increases every other year based on inflation, additional factors in Nebraska’s economy have led fewer families qualifying for direct cash assistance. The following charts created by DHHS Financial and Program Analysis unit show this trend:

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Official source

As wages rise due to economic factors including increases to the minimum wage in the state and low unemployment, the number of families that qualify for ADC and total direct cash assistance expenditures will decrease without a corresponding increase in eligibility. Though the Standard of Need increases every other year based on inflation, additional factors in Nebraska’s economy have led fewer families qualifying for direct cash assistance. The following charts created by DHHS Financial and Program Analysis unit show this trend: