“…In general, studies analyzing trajectories that focus on poverty or social assistance receipt have been relatively scarce (for exceptions, see e.g., Juon, Green, Fothergill, Kasper, Thorpe, & Ensminger, 2010;Kim & Shin, 2014;Vandecasteele, 2010;Wagmiller, Kuang, Aber, Lennon, & Alberti, 2006). Studies have typically described the dynamic characteristics of social assistance by using a priori classifications and these may not fully represent heterogeneity in individual trajectories (e.g., Kauppinen et al, 2014;Snel, Reelick, & Groenenboom, 2013).…”