Reimagining the Future of Rural Economies, Housing, and Education in the United States
- Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Jennifer Sherman, and Jamon H. Flowers
- Webinar
- 2026
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.