With this year’s food prices predicted to increase by 7.9 percent, it is important that SNAP participants have access to Double Up Food Bucks and other federal programs that reduce hunger and improve healthy food access. 

President Biden has rightfully pledged to not take away people’s health care or increase poverty as part of the debt ceiling negotiations. The administration must hold this line and reject any new work requirements for Medicaid, or increased work requirements for SNAP and TANF.

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.

Dual enrollment programs are arguably the largest available free college program in the country, and they represent a significant opportunity for the continued expansion of accessible and affordable postsecondary education.

Policymakers have threatened to implement policies that would make SNAP food benefits harder to access for certain groups, including the disabled community. 

The Farm Bill reauthorization provides an opportunity to make SNAP easier to access for college students by lifting these requirements.  

Young people from underserved communities—namely people with Black, brown, disabled, and/or LGBTQ+ identities—prefer community-based programs and peer networks over formal mental health services delivered in clinical settings. 

In the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization, Congress should remove the hot foods ban in the SNAP program so more people can easily access various food options.

Tax-based policies like the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit have provided economic lifelines to tens of millions of U.S. families.

The return to “normal operations” for state Medicaid agencies means that several million people are likely to lose their Medicaid health insurance over the coming year.