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Ohio families not getting help

More than 1 million Ohioans not getting essential safety-net benefits, analysis shows

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Marty Schladen
Aug 04, 2026
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COLUMBUS — More than 1 million Ohioans are not getting essential safety-net benefits for which they’re eligible, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute. In many cases, just a fraction of low-income families are getting help with things such as energy assistance.

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Marty Schladen is a veteran journalist. Now working for the Ohio Capital Journal, he's worked for The Columbus Dispatch, the El Paso Times and several other newspapers.
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