A family’s income during the prenatal and early years of a child’s life plays a significant role in her health, well-being, and cognitive development, all of which shape her future outcomes. Evidence abounds on the positive impact that income support programs—especially cash transfers—have on children.
CLASP's recent analysis of three agencies within the Department of Homeland Security reveals a disconnect between the president’s rhetoric and priorities, which mirror the approach of his predecessor.
By Juan Gomez: Ahead of the 2020 election, President Biden spent months on the campaign trail decrying President Trump’s punitive and inhumane approach to immigration. Yet Biden’s immigration policies mirror those of his predecessor, undermining hope among immigrant advocates and families that a new administration…
Expanding EITC for Young Adults The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) temporarily expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) eligibility for the 2021 tax year to young workers (19-24) who don’t have dependent children and increased the maximum credit from $542 to $1,502. This EITC expansion…
Providing Income to Unemployed Workers Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance—enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—helped people unable to work due to the pandemic. This included self-employed workers, those seeking part-time employment, or people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for regular unemployment benefits.…
After the unanimous election by the Center for Law and Social Policy’s board of trustees, board member David A. Hansell will assume the role of CLASP board chair in January.
Despite a new legislative agenda when the 118th Congress is sworn in, there’s still time for the current Congress to act on a range of issues important to economic equity and opportunity.
Relief funding has been a critical lifeline for child care providers and families with young children. But providers need more support to recover and for transformative change.
Thanks to powerful federal investments in programs that support people seeking economic security, the child poverty rate in 2021 as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) dropped by nearly half, from 9.7 percent in 2020 to 5.2 percent in 2021, the lowest level measured.