# Social safety net | | The **Social safety net** (SSN) consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution. Examples of SSNs are previously-contributory social pensions, in-kind and food transfers, conditional and unconditional cash transfers, fee waivers, public works, and school feeding programs. | | ---- | ---- | | | wikipedia:: [Social safety net](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_safety_net) | | | [Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_programs_in_the_United_States) | > [!summary]- Wikipedia Synopsis > The **Social safety net** (SSN) consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution. Examples of SSNs are previously-contributory social pensions, in-kind and food transfers, conditional and unconditional cash transfers, fee waivers, public works, and school feeding programs. ## Programs [[Social Security]] [[Unemployment Benefits]] [[Cobra Health Insurance|COBRA]] [[Disability]] [[Earned income tax credit]] [[Temporary Assistance for Needy Families]] [[Medicare]] [[Medicaid]] [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]] [[Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program]] [[Children's Health Insurance Program]] [[Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)]] [[Child and Adult Care Food Program]] [[Public housing]] [[Supplemental Security Income]] [[Social Security Disability Insurance]] [[Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993]] [[Ticket to Work]] ## Concepts & Related [[Welfare]] [[Electronic benefit transfer]] [[Job Benefits]] [[Insurance]] [[Healthcare]] [[Economic Inequality]] [[Welfare trap]] [[Basic income]] [[Poverty]] [[Four Pillars (Geneva Association)]] [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]] [[Social Security Act]] [[Social Security Administration]] [[American Government]] [[State governments of the United States|State government]] [[Federal Insurance Contributions Act]] [[Disability Determination Services]]