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Social Insurance

Social insurance protects workers and families by providing income support, assistance in meeting basic needs, or services to improve economic opportunity.

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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Changes proposed in the budget bill would undermine SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer during recessions.
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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies
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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
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Changes in the safety net over recent decades and their impact

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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
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Changes in the safety net over recent decades and their impact
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A primer on SNAP work requirements

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The latest GOP push to cut waste and spending: Work requirements
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Provision in GOP budget bill puts millions at risk of losing SNAP benefits
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Trump fails to comment on Musk’s plans for government cuts
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The country's social safety net could be in danger as Trump looks to slash spending

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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies
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Who stands to lose if the final SNAP work requirements rule takes effect?
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Share of children living in food-insecure households, by state (2018 update)

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