Source Sector(s)
Academic
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
EITC: Earned Income Tax Credit
Medicaid/CHIP
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
CTC: Child Tax Credit
Level of Government
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Location
Format
Academic Article
This paper examines changes in administrative burden in U.S. social safety net programs, or the negative encounters with the state that people experience when trying to access and use the benefits for which they are eligible. While overall burdens have declined in most targeted programs, there is evidence of increasing inequality regarding who faces these burdens.