Excerpt from: Census.gov (click for full article)
Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, federal and state governments have been involved with lessening the consequences of economic hardship through various assistance programs. These programs have delivered relief through cash and/or in-kind assistance. These social assistance programs have relied, at least in part, on an individual’s or family’s income or other economic means to determine who may qualify for benefits, hence the term income-based assistance.1 Understanding the characteristics of people that receive assistance may help governments coordinate and administer these programs better.
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