Do States Benefit From Restricting Safety-Net Eligibility Based on Wealth?


This brief examines the findings of three studies—one from The Pew Charitable Trusts and two commissioned by Pew with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation—that looked at the effect of asset limits on family finances and state and program costs and obligations.



How Income Volatility Interacts With Americans Families’ Financial Security

Americans’ Financial Security: Perception and Reality

Do Limits on Family Assets Affect Particpation in, Costs of TANF?

The Precarious State of Family Balance Sheets

Payday Loan Facts and the CFPB’s Impact