The article highlights the growing issue of SNAP benefit theft through skimming and advocates for permanent security measures and benefit replacements to protect vulnerable households.
This paper discusses the country’s chronic underinvestment in children and resulting outcomes, including new data on poverty rates among young children, is inextricable from the prospects of young children; and the remarkably comprehensive pandemic-era response policies, including which changes contributed most to reducing child poverty.
This guide outlines how states can use TANF funds to provide direct cash assistance to families, particularly through flexible mechanisms like nonrecurrent short-term benefits (NRSTs).
A blog introducing an interactive viewer that helps users explore SNAP Quality Control error data to better understand payment accuracy trends and administrative challenges across states.
A research brief explaining how work requirements in programs like Medicaid and SNAP reduce coverage, increase administrative costs, and push eligible people deeper into poverty without improving employment outcomes.
An economic analysis estimating how recipients of emergency SNAP benefits during the pandemic allocated additional funds, primarily to food consumption.
This report analyzes the impact of waivers that allowed WIC participants to be certified without in-person visits during the COVID-19 public health emergency, assessing effects on access, participation, and service delivery.
Delve into our exploration of the executive orders, legislation, and administrative rules and guidance that shape government digital transformation across states and territories with our database and visualization tools.
