Social insurance programs provide benefits to individuals who have paid into the program, or whose employers have paid into the program on their behalf, often in the form of payroll taxes. The major U.S. social insurance programs are Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation, and Disability Insurance.
The Future of Social Security for Vulnerable Retirees
- Kathryn Anne Edwards, Anita Mukherjee, and Anil Kumar
- Webinar
- September 30 2026
Rourke O’Brien on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
- Rourke O’Brien
- Podcasts
- December 09 2025
Luke Shaefer on the RX Kids Cash Transfer Program
- Luke Shaefer
- Podcasts
- November 11 2025
IRP Book Talk: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future
- Jane Waldfogel
- Podcasts
- September 9 2025
Navigating Disability Benefits: New Research on Administrative Burden and Work Incentives
- Debra L. Brucker, Mike Levere, and Ramonia Rochester
- Webinar
- August 27 2025
Alexandra Murphy on Measuring Transportation Insecurity
- Alexandra Murphy
- Podcasts
- August 12 2025
IRP Book Talk: Robert Courtney Smith on Dreams Achieved and Denied: Mexican Intergenerational Mobility
- Robert Courtney Smith
- Podcasts
- February 24 2025
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