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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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What Would Be the Effect on the Deficit of Using the Chained CPI to Index Benefit Programs and the Tax Code?

posted by Emily Stern on April 18, 2013

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Snapshot of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

posted by Kathleen FitzGerald on April 16, 2013

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Snapshot of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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April 16, 2013


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The Unemployment Insurance System

posted by William Carrington on April 1, 2013

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CBO Testifies on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

posted by Joyce Manchester on March 14, 2013

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  • Policy Options for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

    July 16, 2012

  • The Social Security Disability Insurance Program - Infographic

    July 16, 2012

  • Social Security Disability Insurance: Participation Trends and Their Fiscal Implications

    July 22, 2010
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Testimony on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

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March 14, 2013

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Snapshot of Child Nutrition Programs

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March 13, 2013


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Snapshot of Child Nutrition Programs

posted by Emily Stern on March 13, 2013

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S. 458, Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013

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March 8, 2013

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

    February 11, 2013

  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

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Federal Spending and Average Annual Growth Rates for the Federal Government’s Major Mandatory Spending Programs that are Primarily Means-Tested

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March 5, 2013

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