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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, state budgets and taxes, poverty and inequality, and the economy.
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On housing, Sharon Parrott asserted that Congress should balance vouchers and development of less-expensive housing in recovery legislation.
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On state budgets and taxes, Samantha Waxman provided the latest on the record number of states and territories that have created or improved earned income tax credits (EITCs) this year. We also updated our backgrounder on state EITCs.
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On poverty and inequality, we updated our COVID-19 hardship tracker, which analyzes the recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships.
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On the economy, we updated our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy.
Chart of the Week – 30 States Plus D.C. and Puerto Rico Have EITCs
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
More than $15 billion in child tax credit payments distributed on Friday
CNN
October 15, 2021
Democrats haggle over how to scale back their spending plan to win over centrists
NPR
October 14, 2021
The Stubborn Persistence of Food Insecurity for American Families
New Republic
October, 13, 2021
Equity must be a guidepost for Congress on reconciliation
The Hill
October 12, 2021
They Gave Black Mothers in Mississippi $1,000 a Month. It Changed Their Lives.
New Republic
October 12, 2021
An investment in child care would help lift some Latina women out of poverty, analysis finds
October 11, 2021
CNBC
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