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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Urban Wire’s top posts of 2015 Our most popular posts reflected our readers’ interest in learning about the year’s most pressing challenges—and the evidence behind their potential solutions.Explore our interactive tool for Social Security data Search, obtain, visualize, and download data about the Social Security system, with an emphasis on the disability insurance program.The state of pay for success in 2015 As the fifth year of pay for success in the United States comes to a close, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of the field.Urban’s year in events: Sparking discussions about current policy challenges A few of this year's events and conversations stood out for their influence, relevance, and ability to bring together diverse opinions to truly elevate the debate.@urbaninstitute’s top tweets of 2015 What did the evidence tell us about Urban Institute's performance on social media this year?2015: Urban's year in visual storytelling Here are a few of Urban Institute's top interactive projects from 2015.