Publication

Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations

Elizabeth Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, and Olivia Howard warn that work requirements, such as those Congress is currently considering adding or expanding in means-tested programs, penalize low-income workers and families.

Publication

A primer on SNAP work requirements

Publication

Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?

Data

Tracking federal expenditures in real time

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