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.
U.S. Federal and State Poverty-Reduction Policy: Divergence in Discretion
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- January 2024
William Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen on Why It’s Time to Pay Reparations to Black Americans
- William Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen
- Podcasts
- December 07 2023
Tiffany Green on How Charging Dads for the Medicaid Costs of Their Baby’s Birth Affects Child Support
- Tiffany Green
- Podcasts
- November 08 2023
Crystasany Turner on the Strengths, Challenges, and Cultural Assets of Family Child Care Professionals
- Crystasany Turner
- Podcasts
- October 06 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
Manny Teodoro On Increasing Water Affordability through a Permanent Federal Water Assistance Program
- Manny Teodoro
- Podcasts
- August 29 2023
Supporting Young Adults Transitioning Out of Foster Care to Stay Connected Through Education and Employment
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- August 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
Svetlana Shpiegel on Measuring Resilience Over Time Among Young Adults with Foster Care Experience
- Svetlana Shpiegel
- Podcasts
- July 12 2023