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Elizabeth Lower-Basch described the 2022 poverty data figures released this week as “not surprising, but deeply disappointing.”

Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Elizabeth Lower-Basch were quoted and cited on the recent release of the 2022 poverty data.

In advance of Census Bureau’s annual release of poverty data, we explain exactly what the official poverty measure captures and what it misses.

In July 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) addressed the issue of low community participation in rulemaking with a memorandum encouraging federal agencies to look for “meaningful and equitable” opportunities for public input.

CLASP Deputy Executive Policy Director Elizabeth Lower-Basch discussed the rise in food insecurity and changes to benefit programs.

A CLASP report on access to TANF was cited in this article.

Elizabeth Lower-Basch was featured on this podcast on SNAP work requirements.

Elizabeth Lower-Basch was quoted in this article.

"A report by the Center for Law and Social Policy notes the severe backlog of applications at SSA as a hindrance for long COVID applicants, and others."

Elizabeth Lower-Basch was featured in this news segment about the Mississippi TANF scandal.