Poverty and Opportunity
The nation suffers from persistent poverty and stagnant incomes of low- and moderate-income people. Policy Futures develops federal and state policies to reduce poverty and promote opportunity. It documents and amplifies what works, develops and advances reforms to address intractable poverty, and examines how to implement programs more effectively. It focuses in particular on reducing child poverty and enhancing longer-term economic success for today’s children and young adults.
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Commentary: Under Current Poverty Programs, It Pays to Work, Despite House Republicans’ Contentions
In the overwhelming majority of cases, adults in poverty are significantly better off if they take a job, work more hours, or receive a wage hike, we found in our recent comprehensive analysis of the...
Greenstein on Universal Basic Income
Note, March 12, 2024: This piece analyzes older Universal Basic Income (UBI) proposals, which generally called for providing substantial cash assistance to all households in the...
Commentary: Universal Basic Income May Sound Attractive But, If It Occurred, Would Likelier Increase Poverty Than Reduce It
At first blush, universal basic income (UBI) seems a very attractive idea, especially to a progressive. Yet it suffers from two serious...
Working Together, Housing Agencies Can Administer Rental Assistance More Efficiently
Nearly 3,800 public housing agencies (PHAs) across the country provide federally funded rental assistance to 3.2 million families through the Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs. Our...
Consolidating Rental Assistance Administration Would Increase Efficiency and Expand Opportunity
Nearly 3,800 public housing agencies (PHAs) provide wholly federally funded assistance to 3.2 million families through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.[2] The...
Broadband Proposal Would Expand Opportunity for Low-Income Americans
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote March 31 on a new proposal from the FCC’s chairman and a fellow commissioner to expand broadband Internet access among low-income households. ...
The Role of Neighborhoods in Persistent Poverty
Update, November 18: We’ve updated this post to add a second video clip of the forum.
CBPP’s recent forum, “Poverty and Place: A Dialogue on the Role of Neighborhoods in Persistent...
Realizing the Housing Voucher Program’s Potential to Enable Families to Move to Better Neighborhoods
Housing Choice Vouchers help families afford decent, stable housing, avoid homelessness, and make ends meet. But they could do much more to help children grow up in safer, low-poverty neighborhoods...
FCC Broadband Initiative Could Reduce Barriers to Low-Income Americans’ Advancement and Promote Opportunity
The Federal Communications Commission is considering an important initiative to increase broadband Internet access among low-income...
Evidence Compiled by President’s Economic Experts Illustrates Long-Term Gains from Antipoverty Programs
A document from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) compiles some of the mounting evidence that antipoverty programs not only help poor families get by today but also help their...
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