Exploring Basic Income in a Changing Economy Teach-Out
The Social Safety Net / Lesson 2 of 3
Major Programs of the Social Safety Net
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The Center for Poverty Research at the University of California Davis has provided a valuable introduction to the major federal safety net programs in the U.S. here: "What are the major federal safety net programs in the U.S.?"
Among these programs are:
- 1935: The Social Security Act
- 1935: Unemployment Insurance
- 1964: Head Start
- 1964: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- 1965: Medicare/Medicaid
- 1972: Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI)
- 1972: Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- 1972: Federal Pell Grant Program
- 1975: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
- 1996: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- 1997: Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- 2010: The Affordable Care Act (ACA)