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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.

Sub-Topics:

  • Food and Nutrition Programs
  • Medicaid and CHIP
  • Social Security
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Taxes for Low-Income Households (EITC)

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  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    May 14, 2013

  • The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook

    June 05, 2012

  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

    March 13, 2012

  • Background Paper: CBO's Long-Term Model: An Overview

    June 26, 2009
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How CBO Prepares Long-Term Projections of Federal Spending for Social Security and Major Health Care Programs

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May 21, 2013

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Estimated Effects on Direct Spending and Revenues for Health Care Programs of Proposals in the President's 2014 Budget

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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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Unemployment Compensation and Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

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May 17, 2013

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SSI Refugee Proposal, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013

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May 17, 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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Social Security Trust Fund—May 2013 Baseline

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May 14, 2013

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