Economic Support

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.

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Single-Parent-Family policy

  • Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2017
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Boosting the poverty-fighting effects of the minimum wage

  • Jennifer Romich and Heather D. Hill
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2017
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Robert Doar on A Safety Net That Works

  • Robert Doar
  • Podcasts
  • 2017
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Making a difference over 50 years

  • Rebecca M. Blank
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2017
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Renter’s tax credit

  • Sara Kimberlin, Laura Tach, and Christopher Wimer
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2017
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Work and well-being among low-income men

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2017
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Paid Family Leave for Low-Income Women

  • Marci Ybarra
  • Webinar
  • 2017
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Deep poverty in the United States

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2017
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Does increased income reduce child maltreatment?

  • Lawrence M. Berger
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2017
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Poverty and parenting young children

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2017