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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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A primer on SNAP work requirements
An explainer on work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) summarizes the research on work requirements and their efficacy.
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The Case for and Challenges of Delivering In-Kind Nutrition Assistance to Children
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Reducing Child Poverty in the United States
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Food Security Shouldn’t Take a Summer Vacation

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A primer on SNAP work requirements
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The Case for and Challenges of Delivering In-Kind Nutrition Assistance to Children
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Food Security Shouldn’t Take a Summer Vacation
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Event Recap—Lessons for Strengthening Social Insurance  

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Food insecurity spiked last year, new report shows
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A year after Dobbs, House GOP proposed taking food from hungry babies
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How an aging population poses challenges for U.S. economy, workforce and social programs
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Making contraception free for low-income, uninsured women could prevent many unplanned pregnancies and abortions, new report shows

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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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