BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, food assistance, and health.
- On housing, Sonya Acosta outlined three principles for a rental assistance guarantee: providing long-term funding that adjusts automatically to meet changes in need, prioritizing people with the lowest incomes, and eliminating barriers to support equitable housing access. We also updated our backgrounders on Section 8 project-based rental assistance, project-based vouchers, the Housing Choice Voucher program, public housing, and federal rental assistance.
- On food assistance, we updated our guide on SNAP eligibility and benefits and our review of state SNAP websites. We released an update to our “Fighting Hunger, Feeding Futures” video, in both English and Spanish, underscoring the importance of SNAP for fighting hunger now and in the future. Zoë Neuberger updated a report on how state WIC agencies continue to use federal flexibility to streamline enrollment.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
Chart of the Week — Expanding Housing Vouchers Would Cut Poverty and Reduce Disparities
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Spokane's funding in jeopardy for a program crucial to keep people out of homelessness
The Spokesman-Review
October 3, 2024
Millions of Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Subsidies
Business Insider
October 2, 2024
ACA Rollback in Trump-Vance Plan Could Leave Millions Without Health Coverage, Raise Costs for Cancer and Other Vulnerable Patients
The Washington Informer
October 1, 2024
Maryland on track to spend $450M remaining in education funds after Monday deadline
The Baltimore Sun
September 30, 2024
Schools Face More Uncertainty as Pandemic-Era Funding Ends
The New Republic
September 27, 2024
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