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.
Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs
- Pam Herd and Don Moynihan
- Podcasts
- December 2013
Trends in Poverty with an Anchored Supplemental Poverty Measure
- Christopher Wimer, Liana Fox, Irv Garfinkel, Neeraj Kaushal, and Jane Waldfogel
- Discussion Paper
- December 2013
Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets
- Laura Dresser, Shawna Carter, Meghan Conlin, and Kevin Piper
- Webinar
- October 15 2013
Natural Disasters, the Poor, and the Louisiana Road Home Program
- Jesse Gregory
- Podcasts
- September 2013
Reducing the effects of poverty through early childhood interventions
- Katherine Magnuson
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- August 2013
Emergency savings for low-income consumers
- J. Michael Collins and Leah Gjertson
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2013
Results of the federal urban Empowerment Zone program
- Matias Busso, Jesse Gregory, and Patrick Kline
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2013
Thinking about Decision Making in the Context of Poverty
- Crystal Hall
- Podcasts
- May 2013
The Role of Economic Support in Child Maltreatment Prevention
- Kristen Shook Slack
- Webinar
- April 30 2013
The EITC and Tax Refunds for Low-Income Tax Filers
- Damon Jones
- Podcasts
- December 2012