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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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Trump administration budgets and programs for people of limited means
The Trump administration’s budgets proposed significant cuts to social programs for people with low and moderate incomes.
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
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The safety net should work for working-age adults
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The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits

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Trump administration budgets and programs for people of limited means
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
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The safety net should work for working-age adults
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The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability 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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Trump says he’ll fight for working-class Americans. His first presidency suggests he won’t.
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We should plug the safety net's biggest hole

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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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