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The Trump administration published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 23 that would end “broad-based categorical eligibility” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If implemented, as many as 3 million low-income people would be kicked off the program, and 500,000…
Despite an Improving Economy, Little Improvement in Low-Income Families’ Ability to Meet Basic Needs
A study by the Urban Institute, Despite Labor Market Gains in 2018, There Were Only Modest Improvements in Families’ Ability to Meet Basic Needs, finds that families saw little improvement over the past year in their ability to meet basic needs despite rising employment and real wage growth. The…
Congress directed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) in 2015 to conduct a study of childhood poverty in the United States and identify policies and programs that would reduce childhood poverty by half over the next ten years. The National…
A study by the Urban Institute, Financial Distress among American Families: Evidence from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, found financial insecurity is greatest among the lowest-income adults in the U.S. but is not restricted to them. Nearly 58% of adults with incomes below the federal…