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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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