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This brief tracks how seven public benefit programs responded to the increased needs of families during the Great Recession, with a focus on the types of support available to children whose parents were both unemployed and low-income. Public benefit programs-particularly unemployment and SNAP benefits-expanded rapidly, providing important supports to families. However, unemployment insurance provides relatively low coverage rates, particularly for low-wage workers, leaving many families dependent on more traditional safety net programs during times of unemployment. The analysis relies on data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey.