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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, food assistance, health, and Social Security.

• On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott released a statement on the House Republican budget, explaining that...

Social Security Administration Needs Additional Funding to Avoid Exacerbating Customer Service Crisis

The Social Security Administration (SSA) faces a customer service crisis, with applicants for disability benefits and callers on hold at the agency’s toll-free number facing record-long waits. The Biden Administration has proposed some much-needed relief...

End of SNAP’s Temporary Emergency Allotments Resulted in Substantial Benefit Cut

Recent harmful Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) proposals by some House Republicans should be viewed in the context of the reductions households have already experienced because of the end of pandemic-related benefits, known as...

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This week at CBPP, we focused in particular on analyzing 2022 Census Bureau data on poverty, income, and health coverage.

• We released a statement from CBPP President Sharon Parrott on how the record rise in...

Record Low Uninsured Rate Offers Roadmap to Long-Term Coverage Gains

The uninsured rate fell to an all-time low of 8.0 percent in 2022, according to data released today in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). That’s well below the prior record of...

Policymakers Should Raise SSI’s Harsh Savings Limits

A newly reintroduced bill would provide relief for low-income older and disabled beneficiaries of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), who face the strictest savings limits of any federal program. At no more than $2,000...

Analyzing the Census Bureau’s 2022 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data

Young Children and New Parents in Every State Could Be Turned Away From WIC or Have Their Benefits Cut Under Pending Appropriations Bills

Funding in fiscal year 2024 Senate and House appropriations bills for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) falls far short of what is needed to provide all eligible families who...

600,000 Young Children and New Parents Could Be Turned Away Unless Congress Adheres to a 25-Year Bipartisan Commitment to Fully Fund WIC

Funding in a 2024 Senate appropriations bill for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) falls far short of what is needed to provide all eligible families who apply with the...

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This week at CBPP, we focused on poverty and inequality and the economy.

• On poverty and inequality, Arloc Sherman and Gideon Lukens previewed what to watch for in next week’s Census data on poverty...