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The reach of the cash-based safety net for poor families with children in America

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  • Angela Rachidi

    (American Enterprise Institute)

  • Shijie Jin

    (American Enterprise Institute)

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This paper explores the existing reach of government programs that provide cash income to poor families with children and how it has changed over time.

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  • Angela Rachidi & Shijie Jin, 2017. "The reach of the cash-based safety net for poor families with children in America," AEI Economic Perspectives, American Enterprise Institute, February.
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    Poverty; AEI Economic Perspectives; safety net; low-income;
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