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Technology, Data, and Design-Enabled Approaches for a More Responsive, Effective Social Safety Net

Technology, Data, and Design-Enabled Approaches for a More Responsive, Effective Social Safety Net
2021
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University
Author(s): 
Chad Smith, Sara Soka
Technology, Data, and Design-Enabled Approaches for a More Responsive, Effective Social Safety Net
Source Sector(s)
Academic
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Medicaid/CHIP
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
CTC: Child Tax Credit
EITC: Earned Income Tax Credit
UI: Unemployment Insurance
Level of Government
Federal/National
State/Provincial
County
Local/Municipal
Location
Washington DC
Format
Report

This landscape analysis examines data, design, technology, and innovation-enabled approaches that make it easier for eligible people to enroll in, and receive, federally-funded social safety net benefits, with a focus on the earliest adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic.