Means-tested programs limit eligibility to individuals and families whose incomes and or assets fall below a pre-determined threshold (means test). They are generally financed by tax revenues and may take the form of entitlements (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP/Food Stamps) or have spending caps (e.g., State Child Health Insurance Program, housing subsidies, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).
A New Era in Poverty Policy? The Social Safety Net in the Second Trump Administration
- Bradley Hardy, Pamela Herd, Josh McCabe, Angela Rachidi
- Webinar
- January 22 2025
Kathryn Thompson on Quality of Care for Pregnant Black Medicaid Enrollees
- Kathryn Thompson
- Podcasts
- December 18 2024
Colleen Heflin on SNAP and Reauthorization of the Farm Bill
- Colleen Heflin
- Podcasts
- November 19 2024
Katherine Michelmore On Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Housing Stability for Low-Income Families
- Katherine Michelmore
- Podcasts
- October 02 2024
Noncustodial Parents’ Child Support and Custodial Parents’ Income Packages: Comparing the Great Recession and COVID-19 Recession Eras
- Marci Ybarra, Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Laura Cuesta, and Anna Walther
- Report
- October 2024
Approaches to Reducing Administrative Burdens in Accessing and Maintaining Services from Government Agencies and Public Programs
- Carolyn Barnes, Elizabeth Bell, Meredith Dost, and Donald Moynihan
- Webinar
- September 25 2024
IRP Book Talk: A Conversation With Jessica Calarco, Author Of Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net
- Jessica Calarco and Alia Wong
- Webinar
- July 18 2024
Carl Gershenson On Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in the Rural United States
- Carl Gershenson
- Podcasts
- July 17 2024
Surveillance of Mothers Living in Poverty: Effects on Children, Families, and Communities
- Kelley Fong and Darcey Merritt
- Webinar
- May 15 2024
Marci Ybarra on Challenges for Latina Mothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Marci Ybarra
- Podcasts
- April 02 2024