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This week at CBPP, we focused on poverty and inequality, the federal budget, federal taxes, family income support, and the economy.
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On poverty and inequality, Danilo Trisi highlighted a study that shows cash assistance boosted infants’ brain development.
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On the federal budget, David Reich and Richard Kogan explained that the House appropriations bills provide very substantial increases in programs for low- and moderate-income families.
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On federal taxes, Roxy Caines emphasized that more people than ever before qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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On family income support, Ife Floyd and LaDonna Pavetti pointed out that improvements in cash benefits provided through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program are needed to undo the legacy of historical racism.
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On the economy, we updated our backgrounder tracking the post-Great Recession economy.
Chart of the Week – Cash Assistance Historically Weak In Southern States, Now Weak In Most States
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did
NPR
January 27, 2022
Loss of expanded child tax credits hits middle class as well as the poor
Buffalo News
January 24, 2022
Ending welfare as we know it — again
Boston Globe
January 23, 2022
‘We can already feel the pinch.’ Families aren’t getting child tax credit checks for the first time in 6 months
CNBC
January 23, 2022
What to watch for in state legislatures in 2022
Route Fifty
January 21, 2022
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