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.
Minimum benefit plan for the elderly
- Pamela Herd, Melissa Favreault, Madonna Harrington Meyer, and Timothy Smeeding
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
Single-Parent-Family policy
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
Renter’s tax credit
- Sara Kimberlin, Laura Tach, and Christopher Wimer
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
Boosting the poverty-fighting effects of the minimum wage
- Jennifer Romich and Heather D. Hill
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
Work and well-being among low-income men
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- November 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
Poverty and parenting young children
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2017
Does increased income reduce child maltreatment?
- Lawrence M. Berger
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2017
Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform
- Scott Winship
- Podcasts
- July 2017