Getting by: Earning, spending, saving, and borrowing among the poor
- J. Michael Collins, Hallie Lienhardt, and Timothy M. Smeeding
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- 2014
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.
Less-educated workers’ unstable employment: Can the safety net help?
- Heather D. Hill and Marci A. Ybarra
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- 2014
Family structure and children’s behavior
- Rebecca Ryan, Amy Claessens, and Anna J. Markowitz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- 2014
The cost of breaking up
- Laura Tach and Alicia Eads
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- 2014
The rise and fall of poverty as a policy issue
- Thomas Corbett
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- 2014
Low-Income Mothers and Distrust
- Judith Levine
- Podcasts
- 2014
New findings on New York City’s conditional cash transfer program
- James A. Riccio
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- 2013
Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs
- Pam Herd and Don Moynihan
- Podcasts
- 2013
Trends in Poverty with an Anchored Supplemental Poverty Measure
- Christopher Wimer, Liana Fox, Irv Garfinkel, Neeraj Kaushal, and Jane Waldfogel
- Discussion Paper
- 2013
Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets
- Laura Dresser, Shawna Carter, Meghan Conlin, and Kevin Piper
- Webinar
- 2013