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).
Deep poverty in the United States
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- October 2017
Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform
- Scott Winship
- Podcasts
- July 2017
Weighing the Benefits of a Universal vs. Targeted Child Safety Net
- Christopher Wimer and James Ziliak
- Webinar
- May 17 2017
Linking Data Science and Behavioral Science to Build Better Poverty Policy
- James Guszcza and Justin Sydnor
- Webinar
- January 18 2017
The Decentralization of the U.S. Safety Net
- Sarah Bruch, Marcia Meyers, and Janet Gornick
- Webinar
- December 14 2016
Restoring the Entrails of Welfare Reform
- Zachary Parolin and Michael Wiseman
- Discussion Paper
- November 2016
Do the Labels We Use for Public Benefit Programs Matter?
- Tim Beatty
- Podcasts
- September 2016
Wisconsin Poverty 101 Updated
- Helen Powling
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- September 2016
Separate and Unequal: The Dimensions and Consequences of Safety Net Decentralization in the U.S. 1994–2014
- Sarah K. Bruch, Marcia K. Meyers, and Janet C. Gornick
- Discussion Paper
- August 2016
Next Steps for the ACA in Reaching Uninsured Low-Income Americans
- Linda Blumberg and Pamela Herd
- Webinar
- March 9 2016