Welcome to Our Research Archive
Search and filter by content type, issue area, author, and keyword
- ✕ Clear Filter
- Child Tax Credit (3)
- Cost of Living (1)
- Early Childhood (1)
- Earned Income Tax Credit (1)
- Economic Opportunity and Mobility (1)
- Economic Well-Being (2)
- Family (1)
- Family affordability (1)
- Featured (5)
- opportunity (1)
- poverty (2)
- SNAP (2)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (1)
- Trends and Measurement (2)
- Welfare (2)
- Workforce (1)
June 13, 2023
Testimony: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Toward Better Employment and Health Outcomes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVeKGHe44s&t=6s Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Agriculture Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important issue. My name is Angela Rachidi and I…
June 8, 2023
Work Improves Mental Health
Since President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) into law, countless news stories have detailed how thousands of low-income Americans will be negatively impacted by new…
May 30, 2023
Two Sentences Will Strengthen SNAP’s Support for Work
…been low work rates for able-bodied SNAP recipients. A recent report by my AEI colleagues, Angela Rachidi and Thomas O’Rourke, found that SNAP participants have consistently low levels of employment. “We found…
May 26, 2023
The Size and Census Coverage of the U.S. Homeless Population
Abstract Fundamental questions about the size and characteristics of the homeless population are unresolved because it is unclear whether existing data are sufficiently complete and reliable. We examine these questions…
May 23, 2023
The White House Defender of Welfare Work Requirements
If someone asked you to name a US President who also was a longtime defender of work requirements for welfare benefits, whom might you guess? Ronald Reagan? Donald Trump? George…
May 19, 2023
House Bill Makes Room for Improvements to SNAP
This week, the House Appropriations Committee marked up a spending bill for the US Department of Agriculture and related agencies, which includes many of the nation’s largest safety net and nutrition programs—most…
May 12, 2023
Changing Narratives on Family Affordability with Angela Rachidi
On this episode of The Archbridge Podcast, co-hosts Ben Wilterdink and Clay Routledge invite AEI’s Angela Rachidi to discuss her recent report, The Evidence on Family Affordability. Rachidi’s report found that,…
May 6, 2023
SNAP Needs a Healthy Overhaul
In the coming months, Congress is expected to reauthorize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the country’s largest food assistance program that helps poor families afford groceries. Amidst ongoing debt…
May 1, 2023
Promoting Mobility Through SNAP: Toward Better Health and Employment Outcomes
Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is among the nation’s largest safety-net programs, helping low-income households afford food, improve nutrition, and support employment. As program expenditures continue to grow,…
April 28, 2023
The Evidence on Family Affordability
Key Points A narrative has emerged concluding that it has become too expensive in the US to afford a family. Although different measures of income show different trends, household and…