The nutrition changes that the House Agriculture Committee and Education and Labor Committee are considering this week to meet their reconciliation instructions under the House budget resolution include key investments to mitigate extraordinarily high levels of hunger and hardship.

COVID-19 relief legislation that House committees are considering includes several vital provisions that would make comprehensive coverage more affordable and accessible for millions of people....

Accessible, well-funded higher education is crucial for residents’ quality of life, a strong state economy, and thriving communities, but after the Great Recession hit over a decade ago, states...

So far in the current, pandemic-driven economic downturn, some states are following their playbook from the Great Recession of 2007-09 when they often closed large budget shortfalls with cuts to...

The House’s emerging economic relief package would provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship, help school districts address student learning loss, and bolster the economy.

Disability Insurance (DI) is an integral part of Social Security. It provides modest but vital benefits to workers who can no longer support themselves on account of a serious and long-lasting medical impairment. The following charts provide important background information.

In the coming year, states can take a different approach that raises the resources needed to stave off cuts, limits economic hardship, and advances equity-oriented, antiracist policies.

The sizeable revenue shortfalls and added costs that many states, localities, tribal nations, and territories face due to COVID-19 call for added federal aid that’s temporary but significant.

American schools sorely need additional funding to ensure that they can reopen safely and meet students’ educational needs, and the House Education and Labor Committee will consider legislation...

The legislation that the House Financial Services Committee will consider this week to meet its reconciliation instructions under the House budget resolution includes critical housing assistance for millions of people who are struggling to pay their rent and avoid eviction.

Las acciones que va a tomar el presidente Biden hoy representan un paso importante para garantizar que los Estados Unidos, nuevamente, les dé la bienvenida a personas que desean construir una vida en este país. También garantizan que los inmigrantes y familiares que ya estén aquí puedan acceder a cuidado médico y otros servicios vitales.

President Biden’s actions today will go a long way toward ensuring once again that the United States welcomes people who want to build a life here and that immigrants already here and their family members have access to health care and other critical services.

The TANF block grant can play an important role in stabilizing families, but it provides cash assistance to few families in need and the benefits it does provide are not sufficient to help afford the basics.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Majority Leader Chuck Schumer S-221, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy H-204, The...

Non-elderly adults without children, one of the largest demographic groups in the United States, are left out of many economic and health security programs that are effective at reducing poverty and expanding access to health coverage for other groups.

These links and interactive tables provide state-by-state data on participants in a variety of programs for families and individuals living with low income.

The nation’s basic supports for low-income, non-elderly adults without children are weak, fragmented, and often highly restrictive, leaving many of these individuals without help they need to afford the basics.

The nation’s basic supports for low-income, non-elderly adults without children are weak, fragmented, and often highly restrictive, leaving many of these individuals without help they need to afford the basics.

The American Rescue Plan, the emergency relief proposal that President Biden announced in mid-January and that Congress will begin considering soon, includes key investments to mitigate high levels of hunger and hardship.

Significant policy changes and additional targeted funding are needed for the TANF program to realize its potential.

Extensive research has found the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children to be a cost-effective investment that improves the nutrition and health of low-income families.

We applaud President Biden’s announcement today that he will reverse harmful Trump administration housing rules that have undermined efforts to promote racial equity and reverse the nation’s legacy of housing discrimination. 

The President’s executive order to address food hardship is a strong response to families’ immediate hardship during the COVID crisis and takes an important step, consistent with congressional direction from the 2018 Farm Bill, to re-evaluate the adequacy of SNAP benefits in helping low-income Americans afford an adequate diet.