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Poverty and Income Security

The share of people living in the United States in families with income below the official federal poverty threshold has fluctuated between about 11 percent and about 15 percent over the past several decades. CBO analyzes a wide variety of federal programs that aim to reduce poverty, alleviate some of poverty's adverse consequences, and enhance income security.

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  • Food and Nutrition Programs
  • Medicaid and CHIP
  • Social Security
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Taxes for Low-Income Households (EITC)
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H.R. 3102, Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013

cost estimate

September 16, 2013

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  • Options to Change Interest Rates and Other Terms on Student Loans

    June 10, 2013

  • Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student Loan Programs

    March 25, 2010

  • Pell Grant Programs—May 2013 Baseline

    May 14, 2013
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The Pell Grant Program: Recent Growth and Policy Options

report

September 5, 2013

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  • Technical Paper 2004-09: Health Shocks and the Demand for Annuities

    July 02, 2004
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Optimal Annuitization with Stochastic Mortality Probabilities: Working Paper 2013-05

working paper

June 26, 2013

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  • Growth in Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

    February 11, 2013

  • Refundable Tax Credits

    January 24, 2013

  • Supplemental Security Income: An Overview

    December 11, 2012

  • SNAP - Report

    April 19, 2012

  • Spending Patterns for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part D

    December 01, 2011

  • An Overview of Federal Support for Housing

    November 03, 2009
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Testimony on Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

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June 18, 2013

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  • Cost estimate for the final (enacted) legislation

    July 22, 2013

  • H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act

    May 20, 2013

  • Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2013

    June 28, 2012

  • Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student Loan Programs

    March 25, 2010
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Options to Change Interest Rates and Other Terms on Student Loans

report

June 10, 2013

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Special Immigrant Visa Proposal, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013

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May 17, 2013

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SSA Program Integrity, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013

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May 17, 2013

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Proposal in the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014 to Use the Chained CPI

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May 17, 2013

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: CBO's May 2013 Baseline and the President's FY 2014 Budget

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May 17, 2013

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Social Security Proposals in the President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget as Reestimated by CBO

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May 17, 2013

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