By Ashley Burnside CLASP is writing in response to the “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process: Including How We Consider Past Work.” CLASP supports this proposed rule because it would reduce the administrative burden for applicants of the Supplemental Security…
By Ashley Burnside CLASP submitted a comment to proposed rulemaking to Acting Commissioner Kijakazi in response to “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Expanding the Definition of a Public Assistance Household.” CLASP supports that this rule would simplify the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility process for recipients,…
By Elizabeth Lower-Basch and Ashley Burnside: We support the proposed rule and believe it is well-formulated to curtail misuse of TANF funds on services and programs that are not reaching “needy” individuals or that do not accomplish one of TANF’s statutory purposes. The proposed rule…
Multiple anti-hunger and consumer protection organizations sent this letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, urging the CFPB to include Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) accounts to be covered under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
CLASP President and Executive Director Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified to the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and Oversight about the Child Tax Credit, its history and track record, and what Congress should do now.
CLASP supports the USDA’s proposed rule to lower the Community Eligibility Provision from 40 percent to 25 percent ISP, which is expected to create the opportunity for an additional 9 million students to have access to free school meals.
On October 18, 2022, Deputy Executive Director of Policy Elizabeth Lower-Basch provided testimony to Mississippi’s State Legislature on potential reforms to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.