Social Insurance Programs

Social insurance programs provide benefits to individuals who have paid into the program, or whose employers have paid into the program on their behalf, often in the form of payroll taxes. The major U.S. social insurance programs are Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation, and Disability Insurance.

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Approaches to Reducing Administrative Burdens in Accessing and Maintaining Services from Government Agencies and Public Programs

  • Carolyn Barnes, Elizabeth Bell, Meredith Dost, and Donald Moynihan
  • Webinar
  • September 25 2024
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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
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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
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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
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COVID-19, Child Support, and the Income Packages of Custodial Parents

  • Alejandra Ros Pilarz and Laura Cuesta
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  • October 2022