A New Era in Poverty Policy? The Social Safety Net in the Second Trump Administration
- Bradley Hardy, Pamela Herd, Josh McCabe, Angela Rachidi
- Webinar
- 2025
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.