In recent years, policymakers have become increasingly interested in exploringthe relationship between public benefits rules and marriage. This interest has, in part,been prompted by social science research findings that, on average, children do bestwhen raised by their two married, biological parents who have a low-conflictrelationship. Interest has also been fueled by claims that marriage enhancement wouldbe a viable anti-poverty strategy. A recent CLASP publication explores this research andconcludes that, while it is no substitute for other efforts to reduce poverty (such asincreasing educational attainment, providing job training, taking steps to improve jobquality for low-wage workers, strengthening child support enforcement, improvingaccess to work supports, and reducing racial discrimination), encouraging healthymarriage can be part of an antipoverty strategy.