Economic support programs are intended to serve people who are unemployed, disabled, have low earnings, or experience other economic or material hardship. They operate under two broad categories: social insurance (such as Social Security and unemployment insurance) and means-tested transfers (such as SNAP/Food Stamps and Medicaid), sometimes called social assistance.
Do the Labels We Use for Public Benefit Programs Matter?
- Tim Beatty
- Podcasts
- September 2016
Wisconsin Poverty 101 Updated
- Helen Powling
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- September 2016
Separate and Unequal: The Dimensions and Consequences of Safety Net Decentralization in the U.S. 1994–2014
- Sarah K. Bruch, Marcia K. Meyers, and Janet C. Gornick
- Discussion Paper
- August 2016
Financial Security: How to Measure it and Why it Matters for Families
- Caroline Ratcliffe and J. Michael Collins
- Webinar
- May 11 2016
Next Steps for the ACA in Reaching Uninsured Low-Income Americans
- Linda Blumberg and Pamela Herd
- Webinar
- March 9 2016
The Tax War on Poverty
- Susannah Camic Tahk
- Podcasts
- March 2016
Does Child Medicaid Access Improve Long-Term Educational Outcomes?
- Lincoln Groves
- Podcasts
- February 2016
How Did the Safety Net Support Kids with Unemployed Parents during the Great Recession?
- Julia Isaacs
- Podcasts
- January 2016
How Merging Psychology and Economics Can Contribute to Poverty Research and Policy
- Justin Sydnor and Lydia Ashton
- Webinar
- November 4 2015
The Basics of SNAP Food Assistance
- Judith Bartfeld, Craig Gundersen, Timothy Smeeding, and James Ziliak
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- November 2015