Stories Tagged as
Social safety net
Need SNAP benefits? You may have to wait.
Nov 20, 2023
In more than a dozen states, less than 80% of SNAP applications are being processed on time. Before the pandemic, the numbers were much better.
Why it's getting more expensive to hire workers in China
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Jennifer Pak
Aug 9, 2023
China’s government is making employers pay more into its social welfare system, just as the economy is stalling.
"Bootstrapped": The self-made myth and the “dystopian social safety net” it created
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Alissa Quart
Apr 3, 2023
Journalist Alissa Quart says America’s myths about self-reliance have overshadowed the roles that communities play in financial success.
State abortion bans will push people "deeper into poverty," professor says
Jun 28, 2022
And for teens, says Lina-Maria Murillo, "you're essentially cutting them off from making major decisions about the future."
Being single in the U.S. comes at a cost
by
Reema Khrais
and Andie Corban
Dec 22, 2021
Author Anne Helen Petersen compares being single in the United States to living in a hostile climate like the Arctic.
With pandemic safety net policies expiring, renters brace for eviction
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Jen Rice
Jul 30, 2021
The federal eviction moratorium is set to expire at the end of July. Houstonians won’t have a state or local moratorium in place to pause evictions.
As the new year approaches, government relief programs are set to expire
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Justin Ho
Nov 25, 2020
And there's no additional stimulus relief aid is in sight.
For public good, not for profit.
IMF encourages countries affected by COVID to keep spending on safety net
Oct 13, 2020
For the world's poorest, the pandemic has exacerbated their situation.
Must workers choose between benefits and flexibility?
Aug 11, 2020
The debate over gig worker classification has called labor law into question.
What it's like to navigate the first year of motherhood without a stable home
Apr 28, 2020
Data can tell us who is on welfare, but not what it's like to to live in the system.