Safety Net
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| The Interaction Between the Minimum Wage and the Federal EITC Increases in the minimum wage are widely assumed to be beneficial for low-income workers, but it is important to consider the effect an increase might have on eligibility for other benefits, particularly the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This fact sheet… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Income, Safety Net, Tax, Wages |
| Data Snapshot: EITC Continues to Reach Families in Poor Places Recent proposals in the House and Senate (for example, the Grow American Incomes Now Act) focus on amplifying the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—a refundable tax credit for low-income workers—to compensate for growing wage inequity. We find that the share of EITC… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Safety Net |
| Data Snapshot: Both Rural and Urban SNAP Recipients Affected by Proposed Work Requirements With the expiration of the current Farm Bill on September 30, 2018, the House and Senate are working in conference committee to reconcile their versions of its replacement. A major difference between the two is the House’s inclusion of a more intensive work… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Food Assistance, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| Data Snapshot: SNAP Declines Continue in 2016, but Not for Rural Places In 2016, 12.4 percent of households reported Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) receipt, down 0.4 percentage point from 2015. Similar declines in suburbs and cities drove the national decrease, but the 14.8 percent of rural households… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Food Assistance, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| "Not very many options for the people who are working here" In this brief, we use interview and focus group data to describe some of the ways that restricted rural housing stock affects working families in two rural New England counties, and explore solutions proposed by rural residents and experts to make housing affordable… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Housing, Rural, Safety Net |
| Data Snapshot: Nine Million Publicly Insured Children in the Twelve States Facing Federal CHIP Cutoff by End of Year Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—the federal program that extends health insurance coverage to low income children not eligible for traditional Medicaid—officially expired on September 30, 2017. Given that states implement CHIP in different… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Health Insurance, Safety Net |
| Three in Ten Rural and Urban Medicaid Recipients Affected by Potential Work Requirements The Affordable Care Act in 2010 gave states the option to expand Medicaid access to adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Thus more able-bodied and working adults have become eligible for Medicaid. In addition, several states have… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| More Than 95 Percent of U.S. Children Had Health Insurance in 2015 Enrolling all children in health insurance is a primary goal of health care advocates. Children who have health insurance have better access to health care and, as a result, experience gains in a variety of well-being measures, including health and school attainment.… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health Insurance, Safety Net |
| State EITC Programs Provide Important Relief to Families in Need The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the largest anti-poverty programs in the nation, offering tax credits to low- and moderate-earning families.1 The amount of EITC benefits varies by earnings and the number of dependent children in a family, with… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Poverty, Safety Net, Tax |
| The Impact of State Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage at the County Level Counties and states with large shares of uninsured risk having to contend with a range of health and economic impacts, such as reduced workplace productivity, unsustainable demands on emergency departments, higher tax burdens resulting from uncompensated care costs,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Health Insurance, Safety Net |
