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).
Carl Gershenson On Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in the Rural United States
- Carl Gershenson
- Podcasts
- July 17 2024
Surveillance of Mothers Living in Poverty: Effects on Children, Families, and Communities
- Kelley Fong and Darcey Merritt
- Webinar
- May 15 2024
Marci Ybarra on Challenges for Latina Mothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Marci Ybarra
- Podcasts
- April 02 2024
Interrupting Intergenerational Poverty: New Research and Recommendations for Policy and Practice
- Greg Duncan, Mary E. Pattillo, Michael R. Strain, and Rita Hamad
- Webinar
- March 20 2024
Jesse Rothstein On Ways To Reduce Intergenerational Poverty
- Jesse Rothstein
- Podcasts
- March 19 2024
IRP Book Talk: Luke Shaefer on The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
- Luke Shaefer
- Podcasts
- January 26 2024
Tiffany Green on How Charging Dads for the Medicaid Costs of Their Baby’s Birth Affects Child Support
- Tiffany Green
- Podcasts
- November 08 2023
IRP Book Talk: Zach Parolin on Poverty in the Pandemic: Policy Lessons from COVID-19
- Zach Parolin
- Podcasts
- September 11 2023
Children Living in Grandparent-Led and Multigenerational Families: Implications for Policy and Practice
- Natasha Pilkauskas, J. Michael Collins, and LaShawnDa Pittman
- Webinar
- September 06 2023
Improving How Poverty Is Measured: A Recommendation To Better Reflect Households’ Basic Needs
- James Ziliak, Barbara Wolfe, Jane Waldfogel, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Indivar Dutta-Gupta
- Webinar
- July 26 2023