
The Role of Child Support in the Current Economic Safety Net for Low-Income Families with Children
- Kristen S. Slack, Lawrence M. Berger, Bomi Kim, Mi Youn Yang
- Report
- 2012
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.