Accomplishments of the Safety Net

Author: 
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Year: 
2005
Publisher: 
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Publication Location: 
Washington, D.C.
Description: 

The study synthesizes research findings on the role of safety-net programs, which have reduced the number of Americans living in poverty in half, and lifted nearly one of every three otherwise -poor children above the poverty line in 2003. The report examines the role of income support, food and nutrition programs, health care programs, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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