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Support for Individuals and Households
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Yale Program on Financial Stability
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Working Document - Updates in Progress
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Purpose: This document provides an overview of support for individuals and households. It highlights programs that were extended, modified, or created in response to the COVID-19 crisis. It also provides a list of interesting features and relevant evaluations a policymaker should pay special attention to when designing such a program.
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Government Support for Individuals in Response to COVID-19 - March
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For a discussion of the Support for Individuals and Household Programs based on this resource guide, please see the linked blog post, which summarizes the interventions and provides key takeaways.
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US Supports Individuals and Households in Response to COVID-19
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Support to Individuals through Tax Deadline Extensions and Penalty Waivers
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Support to Individuals through Direct Tax Payments and Tax Cuts
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Support to Individuals through Unemployment Insurance and Short-Time Work Schemes
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Government Support for Individuals in Response to COVID-19 - June
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For a discussion of the Support for Individuals provided during the later stages of the pandemic, visit the blogpost linked below.
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Support to Individuals in June: A Global Overview (add link)
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Tab 1: Programs
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High-level overviews of programs are summarized by country, with specific attention paid to extension/expansion of existing programs and additional programs. Supporting documentation is provided.
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Tab 2: Interesting Features
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Interesting design features of programs from Tab 1 are listed and categorized by type of design decision. Yellow highlighting indicates that the specific feature warrants caution, and the reason for caution is provided.
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Tab 3: Evalutions
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Compiles key takeaways from evaluations of specific programs. Evaluations include those related to program usage, such as official reports, or evaluations of the effectiveness of the program.
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Tab 4: General Resources
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A repository for relevant or general information, such as the Tax Foundation, EY, KPMG, and the IMF. Other documents are added as identified.
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For questions about this document, please contact: ypfs@yale.edu
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