Means-tested programs limit eligibility to individuals and families whose incomes and or assets fall below a pre-determined threshold (means test). They are generally financed by tax revenues and may take the form of entitlements (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP/Food Stamps) or have spending caps (e.g., State Child Health Insurance Program, housing subsidies, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).
Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs
- Pam Herd and Don Moynihan
- Podcasts
- December 2013
Trends in Poverty with an Anchored Supplemental Poverty Measure
- Christopher Wimer, Liana Fox, Irv Garfinkel, Neeraj Kaushal, and Jane Waldfogel
- Discussion Paper
- December 2013
Natural Disasters, the Poor, and the Louisiana Road Home Program
- Jesse Gregory
- Podcasts
- September 2013
Thinking about Decision Making in the Context of Poverty
- Crystal Hall
- Podcasts
- May 2013
Multiple-Partner Fertility and Disadvantaged Families
- Marcy Carlson
- Podcasts
- November 2012
The Balance Sheets of Low-Income People
- J. Michael Collins
- Podcasts
- October 2012
The Wisconsin Mothers with Young Children Study (WiscMoms): Report on a Pilot Survey of Formal and Informal Support of Children in Complex Families
- Lawrence Berger, Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Jessica Price
- Report
- October 2012
Full-Time Father or “Deadbeat Dad”? Does the Growth in Father Placement Explain the Declining Share of Divorced Custodial Parents with a Child Support Order?
- Daniel R. Meyer, Maria Cancian, Eunhee Han, Patricia Brown, Steve Cook and Yiyu Chen
- Report
- October 2012
Enhancing the Child Support Knowledge of TANF-Eligible Families and TANF Caseworkers: A Collaborative Strategy for Improving Outcomes for Low-Income Children and Their Families – Outcomes Evaluation
- Rebekah Selekman, Maria Cancian, and Jennifer Noyes
- Report
- October 2012
Income volatility trends in the United States and their potential impact on the poor
- Bradley Hardy
- Podcasts
- July 2012