Matt Gannon
Poverty and Inequality Research Lab at Hopkins • Marshall Scholar at Oxford • I research housing insecurity, the social safety net, and social mobility.
matthewtgannon.com
- Reposted by Matt GannonPreliminary USDA data show that SNAP caseloads fell by 500,000+ people between September & October 2025. While the number of people participating in SNAP has generally been falling in 2025, this larger drop likely reflects disruption from the government shutdown (& data errors).
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- Reposted by Matt GannonBREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses. We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
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- Reposted by Matt GannonWe condemn ICE's killing of a Minneapolis woman today and call on federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota immediately. This tragedy is further proof that ICE is out of control, endangering our communities, and must end its lawless operations before anyone else is brutally hurt or killed.
- Reposted by Matt GannonNo. No. No. Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy. Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
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- Housing First is a housing-focused intervention, and it works. Critics cherry-pick evidence to highlight where programs fall short in health outcomes. That’s important — and access to/funding for services should be increased — but the fact remains that housing outcomes improve, and that’s a start.
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- Reposted by Matt GannonThis is far worse than anyone expected. Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps. All as mass internment camps are being built.
- Reposted by Matt GannonI'm facilitating a causal inference reading group next semester for Sociology PhD students. (I will also be learning!) If there are (1) pedagogical articles or (2) empirical examples in soc that you ❤️, will you share in the comments? [And please RT to help me crowd-source!]
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- Reposted by Matt GannonTimely (grim) new NBER working paper: Households screened out of SNAP "suffer tangible downstream economic consequences. Specifically, we find that process-related denials increase debt and delinquencies, and decrease credit scores." www.nber.org/papers/w34434
- Unconscionable. This policy both disregards the robust evidence base and eschews basic decency. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
- I’m presenting a couple papers about how public housing reduces homelessness and how eviction moratoria reduce food insufficiency at @appam.bsky.social in a couple weeks. Looking forward to connecting with folks studying housing and social stratification!
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- Reposted by Matt GannonNew WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...
- After cutting SNAP by the largest margin in history — despicable.
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- Reposted by Matt GannonUPDATE: Unlawful arrests and forced displacement of homeless D.C. residents expected to begin this morning at 10 AM with federal and local police throwing away tents at 62 encampments; arrests are expected to begin at nightfall to avoid media attention.https://buff.ly/gRAsxWS
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- Thrilled to bring these two papers to #ASA2025! Learning so much from so many amazing researchers. Please feel free to reach out to talk about housing and social stratification!
- Reposted by Matt GannonPresident Trump’s order criminalizing homelessness is cruel and doesn’t solve the housing crisis. People need housing, not fines and court orders.
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- Cruel, ineffective, and harmful. www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
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- Reposted by Matt GannonNew working paper alert! Posted at @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, it investigates the economic geography of social transfer programs and financial income--with implications for the Medicaid and SNAP cuts proposed in the reconciliation bill 👀 equitablegrowth.org/working-pape...
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- So excited for this event!
- Working on a paper about eviction moratoria and food insufficiency — would love to join an eviction/housing policy panel proposal for APPAM (@appam.bsky.social) if anyone has leads!
- I’m looking for volunteer work with legal aid orgs related to eviction counsel, tenant representation, or access to benefits in Baltimore or DC — let me know if you have recs!
- Looking forward to presenting a poster at @appam.bsky.social! Would love to connect with folks studying housing insecurity (eviction, homelessness, HCV program, source of income protection, ERA, etc.). Excited for some incredible talks!
