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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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The Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal: An Analysis of the Program for Better Jobs and Income

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April 1, 1978

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Background Paper: Income Disparaties Between Black and White Americans

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December 1, 1977

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Testimony on the Fiscal Impact of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal on State and Local Governments

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October 27, 1977

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Testimony on Preliminary Analysis of the Distributional Impacts of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal

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October 13, 1977

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Background Paper: Troubled Local Economies and the Distribution of Federal Dollars

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August 1, 1977

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Financing Social Security: Issues for the Short and Long Term

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July 1, 1977

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Background Paper: Welfare Reform: Issues, Objectives, and Approaches

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July 1, 1977

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Background Paper: Poverty Status of Families Under Alternative Definitions of Income

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June 1, 1977

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Background Paper: Social Security Benefits for Students

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May 1, 1977

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A Budgetary Framework for Federal Housing and Related Community Development Policy

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February 1, 1977

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