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.
Rural-urban disparity in poverty persistence
- Iryna Kyzyma
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- December 2018
Child poverty in rural America
- David Rothwell and Brian C. Thiede
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- December 2018
Jacob Bastian on the Real Costs of the EITC
- Jacob Bastian
- Podcasts
- November 2018
Work Requirements in the Safety Net and the Challenges of Implementation
- Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and Ron Haskins
- Webinar
- October 31 2018
Are rural Americans still behind?
- James P. Ziliak
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- October 2018
Fifty years after The People Left Behind: The unfinished challenge of reducing rural poverty
- Bruce Weber
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- October 2018
Rural Poverty Fifty Years After The People Left Behind
- Bruce Weber and Ann Tickamyer
- Webinar
- September 12 2018
Heather Hill on Why Disruptions in Income Might Matter for Child Development
- Heather Hill
- Podcasts
- August 2018
New tax code’s implications for low-income families
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- June 2018
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