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In Case You Missed It…

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, food assistance, and the economy. On federal taxes, Chuck Marr and Samantha Jacoby noted how efforts to expand the Child Tax Credit...
Policy Basics

Policy Basics: The Child Tax Credit

Enacted in 1997 and expanded multiple times with bipartisan support since 2001, the Child Tax Credit helps families manage the cost of raising children. Under current law the credit is worth up to $2,000 per eligible child (under age 17 at the end of the tax year).
Blog

In Case You Missed It…

Recently at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, housing, and the economy. On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Samantha Jacoby, and Jabari Cook highlighted how the...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, food assistance, and the economy. On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Sarah Calame, Stephanie Hingtgen, George...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes and the economy. On federal taxes, we released a Spanish-language version of our backgrounder on where our federal tax dollars...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing and income security, food assistance, and the economy. On housing and income security, Peggy Bailey and LaDonna Pavetti announced the merger of the...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, state budgets and taxes, Social Security, health, the federal budget, federal taxes, and the economy. On housing, Peggy Bailey...
Report

Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis Requires Expanding Rental Assistance and Adding Housing Units

Closing the housing affordability gap will require a comprehensive housing strategy, including developing new units, preserving existing affordable housing, and expanding rental assistance. Expanding the Housing Choice Voucher program, as the 2023 House-passed HUD funding bill calls for, would most immediately help renters absorb cost increases.
Blog

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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, and the economy. On health, Laura Harker explained how a ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in South Dakota could benefit low-income...
Blog

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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, family income support, health, state budgets and taxes, and the economy. On federal taxes, Jabari Cook, Luis Nuñez, and...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, health, family income support, food assistance, and the economy.  On housing, Alicia Mazzara and Erik Gartland noted how the...
Policy Basics

Policy Basics: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, popularly known as WIC, provides nutritious foods, counseling on healthy eating, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals to approximately 6 million low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding individuals, infants, and children at nutritional risk — and leads to long-term benefits.
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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, housing, food assistance, and the economy. On the federal budget, Javier Balmaceda explained the health care and fiscal...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, Social Security, food assistance, and the economy. On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Danilo Trisi, Arloc Sherman, and Kris Cox...