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.

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Results of the federal urban Empowerment Zone program

  • Matias Busso, Jesse Gregory, and Patrick Kline
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2013
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The Balance Sheets of Low-Income People

  • J. Michael Collins
  • Podcasts
  • October 2012
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The Wisconsin Mothers with Young Children Study (WiscMoms): Report on a Pilot Survey of Formal and Informal Support of Children in Complex Families

  • Lawrence Berger, Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Jessica Price
  • Report
  • October 2012
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The Implications of Complex Families for Poverty and Child Support Policy

  • Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Webinar
  • September 19 2012