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This week at CBPP, we focused on income security, poverty and inequality, and food assistance.

On income security, Margot Dankner explained that last year’s reconciliation law deepens harm caused by the 1996 law that ended a long-standing bipartisan commitment to helping people with lawful immigration status meet their basic needs. In our executive action tracker, Shelby Gonzales explained how the Trump Administration is seeking to withhold Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) funding from states that do not comply with its detention and deportation machine.
On poverty and inequality, Arloc Sherman, Gideon Lukens, and Victoria Hunter Gibney noted what to watch for in next week’s Census data release on household income, poverty, and health insurance in 2025. We’ll be releasing short analyses on key measures that day.
On food assistance, Catlin Nchako and Joseph Llobrera highlighted the rapid decline in children’s SNAP participation; losing this food assistance poses a significant risk to low-income families facing rising back-to-school expenses. Zoë Neuberger and Luis Nuñez updated our report on how states continue to streamline and modernize WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children).

SNAP Participation Dropping Following Enactment of Harmful Republican Megabill

Source: CBPP calculations from USDA and state program data

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The Center was active on social media this week. Here’s a highlight:   

Shelby Gonzales posted a thread to X and Bluesky on recent policies that deepen harm caused by a notable 1996 law, which restricted access to benefits, particularly for immigrant families.
Will Fischer posted a thread to X and Bluesky lifting up an article by AP News on cities experiencing widespread homelessness and high vacancy rates, and underscored the need to expand rental assistance to help solve the housing affordability crisis.

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:   

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