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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a nonpartisan research and policy institute that pursues federal and state policies designed both to reduce poverty and inequality and to restore fiscal responsibility in equitable and effective ways.
TANF and Domestic Violence: Cash Assistance Matters to Survivors
Anyone can experience domestic violence — on average 1 in 3 U.S. women will.But structural inequities such as gender inequality, misogyny, transphobia, racism, and poverty make women with low incomes, women of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ people some of the likeliest groups to experience it. For example, economic disparities due to historical and present-day racism make Black ...
State Fact Sheets: How States Spend Funds Under the TANF Block …
Sep 23, 2024 · States have broad flexibility over the use of state and federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. Many have used that flexibility to divert funds away from income support for families and toward other state budget areas often unrelated to …
State Budgets Basics | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
May 24, 2022 · State budget decisions should matter to all of us. State budgets affect the quality of life of workers, families, and communities across the nation ― they decide the fate of roads, schools, health care, public transportation, clean air and water, and much more.
Policy Basics: Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?
Most State Dollars Go Toward Education and Health Care. Three areas of spending make up over half of state spending, on average: K-12 education. States are one of the main funders of the nation’s public elementary and secondary schools, which some 51 million students — nine out of ten enrolled school-age children — attend.
Chart Book: Tracking the Recovery From the Pandemic Recession
Apr 3, 2024 · Relief Legislation, Better Virus Control Key to Solid Jobs Recovery. Total nonfarm employment fell by 1.4 million jobs in March 2020 and a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, creating a 22 million jobs deficit since the start of the recession and largely erasing the gains from a decade of job growth.
The Link Between Income Visibility and Tax Compliance Is Strong ...
Topics. Federal Budget; Federal Tax; State Budget and Tax; Health; Social Security; Economy; Poverty and Inequality; Food Assistance; Income Security; Housing ...
Trump Budget Deeply Cuts Health, Housing, Other Assistance for …
Less than two months after signing massive tax cuts that largely benefit those at the top of the economic ladder, President Trump has put forward a 2019 budget that cuts basic assistance that millions of families struggling to get by need to help pay …
Immigrants Contribute Greatly to U.S. Economy, Despite …
The Department of Homeland Security’s recently finalized “public charge” rule directs immigration officials to reject applications from individuals who seek to remain in or enter the U.S. lawfully if they have received — or are judged more likely than not to receive in the future — any of an array of public benefits that are tied to need.
A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact …
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, reaching 38 million people nationwide in 2019 alone. These...