From the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, this issue brief provides facts on the economic security of women and men in the United States. Specifically, researchers found that Social Security is the most common source of income for seniors…

This publication is part of a series on examining strategies for financing supports and services to assist youth in foster care transition into adulthood. This brief reviews financial education and asset building strategies to support youth aging…

The Urban Institute published this paper on the effects of food stamp and welfare policy, the minimum wage, and the EITC on the food stamp benefit receipt of the low-income population. Authors found that more lenient immigrant eligibility rules,…

MDRC authored this report on poverty trends -- since 1973, the poverty rate has remained relatively constant in the U.S. Authors assert that this is due to falling wages and the increase in single parenthood. This article provides information on…