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Title: What Portion of Illinois Residents Eligible for Safety Net Benefits Receive Those Benefits? Estimates by Program, Population Subgroups, and Counties
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Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Many Illinois households are eligible for safety net benefits that can help to improve their economic well-being. However, many of those eligible for benefits do not receive them. Program changes and new outreach strategies could help safety net programs reach more families and children, but designing the best interventions requires knowing more about who receives and does not receive assistance. Further, answering that question at the national level isn’t sufficient, because every state has a unique set of policies and implementation approaches, as well as a different starting point in terms of the portions of eligible families currently receiving various benefits. This analysis provides a snapshot of safety net eligibility and program participation rates in Illinois, combining estimates of the numbers of people eligible for benefits in Illinois with actual data on benefit recipients.We provide eligibility and participation rate estimates for seven programs—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Public and Subsidized Housing, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)—and we provide eligibility data for an additional program, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The analysis rests on detailed estimates of program eligibility produced by the Urban Institute’s ATTIS (Analysis of Transfers, Taxes, and Income Security) microsimulation model.
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Authors: Giannarelli, Linda; Dwyer, Kelly; Minton, Sarah; Knowles, Sarah
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Poverty and Welfare
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