http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/topic_highlights.xml?type=work_supports&id=0005 Featured Highlights from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:48 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Comments-on-Education-and-Family-Tax-Benefits-4-15-2013.pdf CLASP submits comments on family and education tax credits to the Education and Family Benefits Working Group, House Committee on Ways and Means as part of the committee's work to review possible changes to the federal income tax system. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Comments-on-Education-and-Family-Tax-Benefits-4-15-2013.pdf Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/2013-EITC-Brief-FINAL.pdf The EITC is a widely successful program that has been shown to help lift families above poverty and contribute to the short-, intermediate- and long-term support of low-income families. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/2013-EITC-Brief-FINAL.pdf Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0407.pdf There is increasing recognition that a substantial fraction of the U.S. workforce is employed at jobs that do not pay enough to allow them to provide for all of their familiesaEUR(TM) basic needs. Government can play an important role in bridging the gap between what these workers can earn and the necessities of life through work supports structured either as public benefit programs such as food stamps and child care vouchers, or as tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the dependent care tax credit. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0407.pdf Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Testimony-on-Work-Incentives.pdf This is the Testimony for the Record submitted by CLASP to the Subcommittee on Human Resources,Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-Testimony-on-Work-Incentives.pdf Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=work_supports&id=0079 The EITC reduces poverty, encourages work, sustains local economies, and has lasting outcomes on health and children's educational performance. On National EITC Awareness Day, and as we head into tax filing season, we encourage you to spread the word about the benefits and impact of the EITC and the child tax credit. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=work_supports&id=0079 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/in_focus?id=0074 Several major tax incentives for higher education were scheduled to expire at the end of 2012. These incentives benefit college students aEUR" or their parents, in the case of dependent students. Thanks to the bill averting the aEURoefiscal cliff,aEUR? the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), these tax-based student aid provisions have all been extended. While over the next few months Congress and the President may still make substantial changes to tax-based student aid, in its first act, policymakers chose the status quo. http://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/in_focus?id=0074