Earned Income Tax Credit (the refundable portion), Supplemental Security Income (not social security!), and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Family program are all programs that provide cash to people in need. Or, sort of. Kind of. Okay, not really.

The first part of our Public Health Explained mini-series about the components of our welfare system.

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References:
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/541609649/how-to-fix-poverty-why-not-just-give-people-money
https://www.ssa.gov/sf/FactSheets/aianssavsssifinalrev.pdf
https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-eligibility-ussi.htm
https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-earned-income-tax-credit
https://federalsafetynet.com/welfare-budget/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_income_tax_credit
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/tanf/about
https://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/temporary-assistance-for-needy-families

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Public Health Explained - Tax Credit, SSI, and TANF