Guaranteed income programs, which provide monthly income to help people with financial needs, have become more popular since the Covid pandemic. Even as research shows the efforts have been effective ...

On April 25, AEI’s agricultural policy studies scholars came together for the fifth event in the 2023 Farm Bill Event series to discuss Title I of the farm bill: commodity price and income support ...

Too many U.S. families lack access to childcare, transportation, safe housing and nutritious food. We need federal programs that address these issues, while avoiding unnecessary and stigmatizing ...

On December 21, 2024, the US Congress passed the American Relief Act (ARA), which provided funds to cover losses by households and many economic sectors from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. The ...

People with low incomes have poorer health outcomes, including greater risk for disease and shorter lifespans. This pattern has the least favorable outcomes for those living in poverty but is present ...

Income support programmes encompass a spectrum of cash and near-cash transfers designed to alleviate poverty, enhance material security and foster positive outcomes for families. These interventions ...