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We’re excited to share that the @beeckcenter.bsky.social ’s Digital Benefits Network, Digital Service Network, and State Chief Data Officer Network are coming together as a unified Digital Government Network (DGN)—
❄️ As we close the year, we selected top stories we featured throughout 2025 to include in this month’s Digital Benefits in the News.
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Wishing you a warm holiday season!
❄️ Did you miss our December Digest?
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📚 New primer on state IEE systems
🗓️ Recording of our Q4 DI CoP Meeting.
👀 New Practitioner Picks on Digital Accessibility
📚 Latest research on state budget responses to H.R. 1 changes
In this month’s newsletter, we summarize the top stories on the disruption and the people-centered stories that have emerged.
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With November being a time of thanks, we are grateful to everyone who worked to support their communities through the federal shutdown and resulting delay of November SNAP benefits. Journalism has risen to the occasion and told the stories of our impacted neighbors.
In our Digest, we also cover:
👀 ICYMI Read our latest statement on SNAP benefits disruptions
🗓️ DI CoP Call on 11/12 3pm EST
🗓️ SSO SLTT Experience for current gov’t staff 12/3 2pm EST
📚 Latest research on state budget responses to H.R. 1 changes
In this month’s Digest, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work happening across the country due to the severe disruptions to SNAP. Thank you to state and local leaders for your incredible work and care:
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This month’s Digital Benefits in the News starts with journalism telling the stories of those impacted by the federal shutdown disruption in SNAP and WIC.
Thank you to our community for all their work.
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You’ve read the report, now it's time to turn insights into action! Register for our Oct 8 Advocate Session to translate the Digital Doorways research into action and improve digital identity processes in your state.
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Register for our Oct 8 Advocate Session to translate this research into action and improve digital identity processes in your state. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorwaysAdvocateWebinar
The Digital Doorways webinar recording is live! Learn about beneficiary experiences with digital identity in public benefits, key insights, and recommendations! beeckcenter.org/DDWebinarRec...
📅 Join us today at 3 p.m EST for our Digital Doorways webinar! We’ll dive into our research on people’s lived experiences with digital identity processes and technology in public benefits.
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➕ Want to dive deeper? Attend our Digital Doorways webinar on 9/15 at 3 p.m. EST for an in-depth look at our new research project, and the opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas.
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➕ Want to dive deeper? Attend our Digital Doorways webinar on 9/15 at 3 p.m. EST for an in-depth look at our new research project, and the opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas. beeckcenter.org/DigitalDoorw...
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🔍 How can governments improve digital identity processes for public benefits?
🚪Our Digital Doorways report explores challenges beneficiaries face when navigating digital identity processes—offering insights and recommendations for improvement.
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New Report! Digital Doorways to Public Benefits: User Experiences with Digital Identity.
Our latest research outlines how state agencies can address challenges with digital identity processes among public benefits recipients while maintaining security.
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Introducing: Practitioner Picks! It's a new quarterly series designed to add fresh resources to the Digital Government Hub’s library! This quarter’s edition focused on digital housing featuring Barry Roeder and Roshen Sethna ➡️ digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
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We are thrilled to announce our Digital Benefits Ecosystem Directory + Map—a dynamic, open-source guide showing which orgs use tech to improve the delivery of public benefit programs and how they connect across shared focus areas.
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“Our theory of change at the Beeck Center's Digital Benefits Network is: to take collaborative action, it’s critical to know the organizations, what are they doing, which sectors are doing what. Having line of sight across the ecosystem is critical to improving public benefits access delivery.”
☀️Did you miss our August Digest?
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🌟Read our BenCamp 2025 recap
📅 Register for Digital Doorways launch webinar
📖 New resources to combat harmful narratives about benefits fraud
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This Wednesday, 7/16, the Digital Identity CoP will explore user experiences with accounts + ID verification. We'll learn about Colorado's PEAK Benefits platform, and get a preview of DBN and Public Policy Lab’s research on beneficiary experiences.
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🏖️ Did you miss our July Digital Benefits Digest?
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📑Navigating Benefits Policy Changes in the OBBA
📅 July 16: DI CoP Call
🔎Research spotlight on public benefits access for immigrants
📣 How to stay informed on public benefits policy and delivery changes
🗓️ July 16, 3pm ET - Digital Identity CoP Quarterly Meeting
✨ Learn about the CO PEAK benefits platform team’s efforts to understand user experiences
✨ Get a sneak peak into the DBN +Public Policy Lab's Digital Doorways research
✅ Sign up for CoP to join: beeckcenter.org/digIDcommunity-signup