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.
From Service to Stability: Navigating Financial Well-Being, Food Security, and the Civilian Workforce
- Dawne Vogt, Nipa Kamdar, and Daniel Peat
- Webinar
- January 21 2026
Rourke O’Brien on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
- Rourke O’Brien
- Podcasts
- December 09 2025
Focus on Poverty, 40(2), December 2025: Guaranteed Income Programs in the United States
- Edited by James T. Spartz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- December 2025
Luke Shaefer on the RX Kids Cash Transfer Program
- Luke Shaefer
- Podcasts
- November 11 2025
Effects of Unconditional Child Tax Credit Transfers on Parents’ Mental Health
- Edited by James T. Spartz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- December 2025
Unconditional Monthly Income Supplements at Birth
- Edited by James T. Spartz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- December 2025
Implications of Consumer Debt for Families Served by Child Support
- Trisha Chanda, Maria Cancian, and Lawrence M. Berger
- Report
- November 2025
The Student Loan Crisis: Policy, Burden, and Borrower Well-Being
- Fenaba R. Addo, Dominique J. Baker, Daniel A. Collier
- Webinar
- October 29 2025
IRP Book Talk: Diana Hernandez and Jennifer Laird on Energy Insecurity
- Diana Hernandez and Jennifer Laird
- Podcasts
- October 15 2025
IRP Book Talk: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future
- Jane Waldfogel
- Podcasts
- September 9 2025