Financial Security

Financial insecurity occurs when an individual or family experiences inadequate or inconsistent economic resources to acquire basic necessities and meet expenses.

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Reactions to Both Hands Tied

  • Lawrence M. Mead
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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Response from the authors

  • Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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The psychology of poverty

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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From income to consumption: Understanding the transmission of inequality

  • Richard Blundell
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2011
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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Expected Social Security Benefits among Low-Income Mothers

  • Molly Dahl, Thomas DeLeire, Jonathan Schwabish, and Timothy Smeeding
  • Discussion Paper
  • October 2010
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Promising antipoverty strategies for families

  • Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Deborah Reed
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • August 2010
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The Effect of Family Income on Risk of Child Maltreatment

  • Maria Cancian, Kristen Shook Slack, Mi Youn Yang
  • Discussion Paper
  • August 2010
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The “Great Recession” and redistribution: Federal antipoverty policies

  • Gary Burtless
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • December 2009