Late last year, Congress included provisions in the year-end omnibus bill to address EBT skimming from SNAP recipients. This is a promising step, but we encourage federal and state lawmakers to do more.
The 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill offers an important opportunity to advance economic opportunity and strengthen social, gender, and racial justice. Yes, the bill includes some heartbreaks—most particularly by failing to address key immigration issues and neglecting to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC), which demonstrably…
“It is never your responsibility to be at a loss for those funds. Your credit card company will reimburse you,” said Ashley Burnside, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy.
On December 19, Parker Gilkesson spoke at a virtual briefing hosted by the Drug Policy Alliance that examined how the lifetime SNAP/TANF drug conviction ban continues to harm families and why the time for repeal is now.
On December 14, Parker Gilkesson and members of CLASP’s Community Partnership Group presented “Redesigning SNAP: An Anti-Racist Vision for SNAP: Ensuring Food Justice for All” at a conference hosted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Join the Community Partnership Group (CPG) on November 17 at 1pm ET for a webinar exploring the changes needed to move the SNAP program in an anti-racist direction. Speakers will discuss how to create a program that truly centers people with low incomes of all…
New expansions for the Earned Income Tax Credit did not include most college students. CLASP recently spoke with young people who made clear it’s time for state and federal policymakers to lift these barriers to their success.
"CLASP says while it is true states can’t use federal funds to replace benefits unless the loss was due to a “system error,” states could use their own funds."