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A Safety Net with 100 Percent Participation: How Much Would Benefits Increase and Poverty Decline?

A Safety Net with 100 Percent Participation: How Much Would Benefits Increase and Poverty Decline?
2023
Urban Institute
Author(s): 
Linda Giannarelli, Sarah Minton, Laura Wheaton, Sarah Knowles
A Safety Net with 100 Percent Participation: How Much Would Benefits Increase and Poverty Decline?
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
CCDF: Child Care and Development Fund
LIHEAP
Housing
Level of Government
Federal/National
State/Provincial
Location
Format
Dataset
Report

Research examining how much poverty would decrease—overall, by age, and by race and ethnicity—and how much benefits would increase if all people eligible for safety net programs received the full benefits they qualify for in each of the 50 states and DC.