COVID-19, Child Support, and the Income Packages of Custodial Parents
- Alejandra Ros Pilarz and Laura Cuesta
- Report
- 2022
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.