Federal means-tested programs and tax credits provide cash payments or assistance with health care, nutrition, education, housing, or other needs to people with relatively low income or few assets. Spending, participation, and average spending per participant for these programs have all increased in the last 20 years.
Federal means-tested programs and tax credits provide cash payments or assistance with health care, nutrition, education, housing, or other needs to people with relatively low income or few assets. Spending, participation, and average spending per participant for these programs have all increased in the last 20 years.