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Passing responsibilities down to lower levels of government should be undertaken primarily to place services closer to the people being served and to maximize administrative

Food and nutrition programs should have adequate funding to engage in robust outreach efforts. 

Public retirement systems should establish a maximum vesting period of five years for DB plans and one year for employers’ matching contributions to defined contribution or hybrid plans. 

States and localities should move toward full funding of their retirement systems. 

Policymakers should take steps to prevent unnecessary evictions. This includes: 

Eviction records should be sealed unless and until an eviction case is resolved in favor of the proprietor.

Policymakers at all levels of government should prohibit unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices in the housing market (see also

Policymakers should conduct oversight and take action to address the negative impacts of private equity ownership of rental housing properties.

Federal and state policymakers should enact and robustly enforce consumer protections in the tenant screening process.

These principles provide a framework for key components of low-income assistance, including income and nutrition assistance programs, access to social supports, and access to basic necessities.