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29 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer
2025-08-26 · Reports · R48413 · HTML available · PDF available
The Child Tax Credit: How It Works and Who Receives It
2025-08-14 · Reports · R41873 · HTML available · PDF available
Connecting Older Adults to Information on Benefits and Services
2025-06-03 · Reports · R47605 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Administration (SSA): FY2025 Annual Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE) Appropriation: In Brief
2025-05-09 · Reports · R48187 · HTML available
Immigration Parolees’ Eligibility for Federal Benefits
2025-04-18 · Reports · R48514 · HTML available · PDF available
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Legislative History
2025-03-26 · Reports · R44668 · HTML available · PDF available
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2025-02-26 · Resources · IF10482 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizen Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit: In Brief
2024-12-16 · Reports · R48312 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Administration (SSA): Trends in the Annual Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE) Appropriation
2024-09-17 · Reports · R47097 · HTML available · PDF available
Work and Social Security Disability Benefits: Addressing Challenges and Creating Opportunities
2024-06-18 · Testimony · TE10103 · HTML available · PDF available
Supplemental Security Income During and After Incarceration
2024-01-31 · Resources · IF12580 · HTML available · PDF available
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): How It Works and Who Receives It
2023-11-14 · Reports · R43805 · HTML available · PDF available
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: The Decline in Assistance Receipt Among Eligible Individuals
2023-04-10 · Reports · R47503 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Administration (SSA): FY2023 Annual Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE) Appropriation: In Brief
2023-03-22 · Reports · R47480 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizen Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2023-02-16 · Reports · R46697 · HTML available · PDF available
Unauthorized Immigrants’ Eligibility for Federal and State Benefits: Overview and Resources
2022-11-29 · Reports · R47318 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration: Public Charge 2022 Final Rule
2022-10-18 · Posts · IN11217 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Administration (SSA) FY2022 Annual Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE) Appropriation: In Brief
2022-05-13 · Reports · R47103 · HTML available · PDF available
Children in Foster Care and Social Security Administration Benefits: Frequently Asked Questions
2021-11-23 · Reports · R46975 · HTML available · PDF available
Need-Tested Benefits: Children and Poverty
2021-09-27 · Reports · R46922 · HTML available · PDF available
The Child Tax Credit: The Impact of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) Expansion on Income and Poverty
2021-07-13 · Reports · R46839 · HTML available · PDF available
Advancing Refundable Tax Credits: Policy Considerations
2021-04-21 · Resources · IF11811 · HTML available · PDF available
The Social Security Administration’s Death Data: In Brief
2021-01-11 · Reports · R46640 · HTML available · PDF available
Unauthorized Immigrants’ Eligibility for COVID-19 Relief Benefits: In Brief
2020-05-07 · Reports · R46339 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Eligibility, Benefits, and Financing
2018-05-16 · Reports · R44948 · HTML available · PDF available
Universal Basic Income Proposals for the United States
2018-04-03 · Resources · IF10865 · HTML available
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Programs
2017-03-17 · Resources · IF10363 · HTML available
Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance
2016-11-28 · Reports · R42394 · HTML available
Veterans’ Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs
2015-09-09 · Reports · RS22804 · HTML available