Publisher: Urban Institute
Author(s): Wheaton, Laura; Linda Giannarelli; Michael Martinez-Schiferl; Sheila R. Zedlewski
Published: September 2011
Using Georgia, Illinois, and Massachusetts as illustrative examples, examines how states’ narrow, medium, or broad policies on cash, non-cash, and tax elements of the safety net affect poverty rates among non-elderly adults and children.
Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation
Subject(s): Human Services; Human Services, Family Services; Public Affairs