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.
Thirty Years of the FMLA: What’s Worked, What Hasn’t, and Recommendations for More Equitable Policies
- Marci Ybarra, Shetal Vohra-Gupta, and Maya Rossin-Slater
- Webinar
- June 28 2023
Mina Addo on the Impacts of Non-Standard Work on Retirement Security
- Mina Addo
- Podcasts
- June 27 2023
Supporting Youth Exiting Foster Care: What Works and What Is Still Needed
- Melanie Nadon, Hui Huang, Angelique Day, and Sarah Font
- Webinar
- May 03 2023
Effects of Medicaid Birth Cost Recovery Policy Changes on Child Support Outcomes
- Tiffany Green, Steven T. Cook, Hoa Vu
- Report
- May 2023
Daniel Auguste On Barriers To Entrepreneurial Success For Low- And Middle-Income People
- Daniel Auguste
- Podcasts
- April 25 2023
Expanded SNAP Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned
- Cindy Leung, Marianne Bitler, and Chloe Green
- Webinar
- April 05 2023
Elizabeth Linos on Reducing Stigma To Increase Participation in Safety Net Programs
- Elizabeth Linos
- Podcasts
- March 14 2023
Deyanira Nevarez Martinez on the Latinx Paradox and Homelessness
- Deyanira Nevarez Martinez
- Podcasts
- February 28 2023
New Research on the Child Support Landscape in Wisconsin
- Jooyoung Kong, Lisa Klein Vogel, and Tova Walsh
- Webinar
- January 11 2023
David Brady on Labor Unions and U.S. Poverty
- David Brady
- Podcasts
- October 11 2022