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The federal government should require state CSBG and SSBG officials to consult with state and local agencies and organizations representing older people and other groups served by the programs.

Policymakers should explore new, more consumer-centered systems for providing low-income assistance. 

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. 

Americans’ retirement income comes from several sources. For most, Social Security income is the foundation of financial security in retirement.

Government workers should continue to have access to defined benefit (DB) plans. 

Modifications to retirement plans or plan formulas should hold harmless current beneficiaries and employees. They should also ensure the retirement security needs of future retirees. 

Social Security should cover all workers, including all newly hired state and local government workers.

Any changes to the determination and appeals process should ensure the following: 

Employers should be required to automatically enroll employees in their retirement plans.

The laws governing state and local retirement funds should be amended where necessary to provide surviving and divorced spouses of public retirees with at least the same protections that the Employ