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).
Understanding Benefit Cliffs, Worker Realities, and Policy Solutions
- Matthew Unrath, Mathieu Despard, and Taryn Morrissey
- Webinar
- October 28 2026
Exploring the Connection between Child Support and Child Care Subsidies
- Molly Costanzo; Lisa Klein Vogel; Hanna Han; Alexis Dennis
- Report
- September 2026
Rourke O’Brien on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
- Rourke O’Brien
- Podcasts
- December 09 2025
IRP Book Talk: Diana Hernandez and Jennifer Laird on Energy Insecurity
- Diana Hernandez and Jennifer Laird
- Podcasts
- October 15 2025
Navigating Disability Benefits: New Research on Administrative Burden and Work Incentives
- Debra L. Brucker, Mike Levere, and Ramonia Rochester
- Webinar
- August 27 2025
Lucie Schmidt on How The Social Safety Net Has Changed Since Welfare Reform
- Lucie Schmidt
- Podcasts
- June 06 2025
Work Requirements and Safety Net Coverage
- Chloe East, Michael Karpman, Chima Ndumele
- Webinar
- May 28 2025
Policy and Practice Approaches To Predicting And Addressing Food Insecurity
- Leslie Hodges, Angela Odoms-Young, Seungmin Lee
- Webinar
- April 30 2025
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Approaches to Addressing Homelessness in the United States
- Cindy I-Fen Cheng, Katherine Levine Einstein, David Phillips
- Webinar
- March 05 2025
IRP Book Talk: Robert Courtney Smith on Dreams Achieved and Denied: Mexican Intergenerational Mobility
- Robert Courtney Smith
- Podcasts
- February 24 2025