Congressional Budget Office

Supporting the congress since 1975

Congressional Budget Office

contact cbo

  • home
  • about
  • topics
  • cost estimates
  • my cbo

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)
  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Testimony on the President's Social Security Framework

report

February 23, 1999

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Testimony on the President's Social Security Framework

report

February 23, 1999

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Letter to the Honorable Frank Lautenberg and the Honorable John Spratt regarding possible transfers from the general fund to the Social Security trust funds

report

February 19, 1999

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Testimony on Social Security Privatization: Experiences Abroad

report

February 11, 1999

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Raising the Earliest Eligibility Age for Social Security Benefits

report

January 1, 1999

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Social Security Privatization: Experiences Abroad

report

January 1, 1999

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Policy Changes Affecting Mandatory Spending for Low-Income Families not Receiving Cash Welfare

report

September 1, 1998

read complete document  (pdf, 71 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Letter to the Honorable Bill Archer regarding Professor Martin Feldstein's proposal to set up personal retirement accounts financed by tax credits

report

August 4, 1998

read complete document  (pdf, 0 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Technical Paper 1998-3: Opting Out of Social Security and Adverse Selection

working paper

August 1, 1998

read complete document  (pdf, 1045 kb)

  • Sign Up For CBO Emails
  • Sign up for All CBO RSS Feeds

Technical Paper 1998-2: Privatizing Versus Prefunding Social Security in a Stochastic Economy

working paper

August 1, 1998

read complete document  (pdf, 1313 kb)

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
  • about
  • topics
  • cost estimates
  • my cbo
  • press
  • privacy, security, and copyright policies
  • our business opportunities
  • sitemap

work at cbo

learn more about working at cbo and check out the agency’s career opportunities

stay connected

get cbo’s email updates