Child Care Expenses Push an Estimated 134,000 Families Into Poverty Each Year ReportOctober 31, 2024 Child Care Expenses Push an Estimated 134,000 Families Into Poverty Each Year Robust public investments can lift the weight of the child care affordability crisis off the safety net’s shoulders. Oct 31, 2024 Kyle Ross, Kennedy Andara
New Student Debt Relief Policies Fix Broken Promises and Benefit Borrowers Most in Need ArticleAugust 7, 2024 New Student Debt Relief Policies Fix Broken Promises and Benefit Borrowers Most in Need The Biden-Harris administration proposed new regulations that would bring the share of student loan borrowers across the country who receive full or partial relief to about 3 in 4, targeting those who are the most likely to struggle repaying their debt. Aug 7, 2024 Sara Partridge, Madison Weiss, Brendan Duke
Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year ArticleJuly 31, 2024 Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year Far-right plans, endorsed by Project 2025’s authors, to increase the full retirement age would cut benefits for nearly three-quarters of Americans and threaten low- and moderate-income workers with economic insecurity once they leave the workforce. Jul 31, 2024 Kyle Ross
Reducing Housing Burdens While Creating a Longer-Term Affordable Housing Solution ReportJuly 30, 2024 Reducing Housing Burdens While Creating a Longer-Term Affordable Housing Solution The nation’s housing affordability crisis can be softened in the near term through multiple production efforts to create a sustainable, affordable housing infrastructure for generations to come. Jul 30, 2024 Doug Turner
The Minimum Wage Is a Poverty Wage ArticleJuly 24, 2024 The Minimum Wage Is a Poverty Wage The federal minimum wage has lost the ability to keep workers out of poverty; but this November, voters in multiple states will have the chance to ensure better wages. Jul 24, 2024 Kyle Ross
Updating SSI Would Improve the Economic Resilience of Low-Income Women ReportMarch 7, 2024 Updating SSI Would Improve the Economic Resilience of Low-Income Women New analysis from the Center for American Progress shows that households relying on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) face higher financial risks than non-SSI households with similar incomes. Mar 7, 2024 Beth Almeida, Isabela Salas-Betsch, Christian E. Weller
Poverty Rose in 2022, But Policy Solutions Can Create a More Equitable Economy ArticleSeptember 12, 2023 Poverty Rose in 2022, But Policy Solutions Can Create a More Equitable Economy To continue growing the middle class, Congress and the Biden administration should learn from what worked in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated recession that led to extraordinarily low poverty rates. Sep 12, 2023 Kyle Ross
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class ArticleJuly 20, 2023 Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class A $15 minimum wage could benefit nearly 40 million workers and provide some of the lowest-wage workers with an average annual wage boost of about $6,000. Jul 20, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep, Lily Roberts
Congress Must Include SNAP Employment and Training Improvements in the 2023 Farm Bill ArticleJuly 17, 2023 Congress Must Include SNAP Employment and Training Improvements in the 2023 Farm Bill The E&T program currently disincentivizes the participation of SNAP recipients by cutting their benefits if they find well-paying work. Jul 17, 2023 Kyle Ross
McGovern-Dole Program Alleviates Hunger, Protects Democracy, and Bolsters U.S. Trade ArticleJuly 11, 2023 McGovern-Dole Program Alleviates Hunger, Protects Democracy, and Bolsters U.S. Trade Every McGovern-Dole dollar spent on food is a down payment on thriving democracies and trade. Jul 11, 2023 Sarnata Reynolds
Policymakers Must Understand How Education, Health Care, and Economic Security Shape Early Child Development ArticleJune 29, 2023 Policymakers Must Understand How Education, Health Care, and Economic Security Shape Early Child Development Policymaking that considers the unique developmental needs of young children, as well as their lived experiences and that of their families, can set the foundation for health and well-being throughout life. Jun 29, 2023 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider
Work Requirements Are Expensive for the Government To Administer and Don’t Lead To More Employment ArticleApril 25, 2023 Work Requirements Are Expensive for the Government To Administer and Don’t Lead To More Employment The creation of additional bureaucracy to take basic supports away from Americans would be costly to the federal government and ineffective in promoting employment. Apr 25, 2023 Lily Roberts
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