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).
How do paid leave and TANF generosity affect welfare participation and material hardship around a birth?
- Marci Ybarra, Alexandra B. Stanczyk, and Yoonsook Ha
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- June 2018
Suburban Poverty
- Will Maher
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- February 2018
Robert Doar on A Safety Net That Works
- Robert Doar
- Podcasts
- December 2017
Minimum benefit plan for the elderly
- Pamela Herd, Melissa Favreault, Madonna Harrington Meyer, and Timothy Smeeding
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
Paid Family Leave for Low-Income Women
- Marci Ybarra
- Webinar
- October 18 2017
Deep poverty in the United States
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- October 2017
Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform
- Scott Winship
- Podcasts
- July 2017
Weighing the Benefits of a Universal vs. Targeted Child Safety Net
- Christopher Wimer and James Ziliak
- Webinar
- May 17 2017
Linking Data Science and Behavioral Science to Build Better Poverty Policy
- James Guszcza and Justin Sydnor
- Webinar
- January 18 2017
The Decentralization of the U.S. Safety Net
- Sarah Bruch, Marcia Meyers, and Janet Gornick
- Webinar
- December 14 2016