Means-Tested Programs

Means-tested programs limit eligibility to individuals and families whose incomes and or assets fall below a pre-determined threshold (means test). They are generally financed by tax revenues and may take the form of entitlements (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP/Food Stamps) or have spending caps (e.g., State Child Health Insurance Program, housing subsidies, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).

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Policy and Practice Approaches To Predicting And Addressing Food Insecurity

  • Leslie Hodges, Angela Odoms-Young, Seungmin Lee
  • Webinar
  • April 30 2025
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Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Approaches to Addressing Homelessness in the United States

  • Cindy I-Fen Cheng, Katherine Levine Einstein, David Phillips
  • Webinar
  • March 05 2025
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A New Era in Poverty Policy? The Social Safety Net in the Second Trump Administration

  • Peggy Bailey, Pamela Herd, Josh McCabe, Angela Rachidi
  • Webinar
  • January 22 2025
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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