By Makayla McDonald and Ashley Burnside The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of many people across the globe, and its emotional, mental, and financial effects continue to reverberate. The pandemic also demonstrated the power of lawmakers to make a positive impact: Material hardship dropped after…
By the CLASP Income & Work Supports Team The Income & Work Supports team at CLASP works to advance public benefits justice, and Black History Month has us thinking about the history of economic injustice in this country. The economic injustices caused by slavery, segregation,…
Rx Kids, an exciting new program in Flint, Michigan for pregnant people and newborns, began enrollment in January 2023. The first city-wide maternal and infant cash prescription program in the nation, it will provide every pregnant Flint resident with a one-time payment of $1,500 followed…
This week: Proposal to dismantle asylum would harm children, families RECENTLY FROM CLASP February 8, 2024 Short-sighted, Punitive Proposal to Dismantle Asylum Would Harm Children, Families Earlier this week, CLASP issued a statement urging Congress to reject harmful legislation that would gut the U.S. asylum system and…
During this year’s 2023 tax filing season, the IRS will test a new, free online tax filing tool that promises to help more tax filers access credits that they are eligible for, like the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.
By Paul Bass, New Haven Independent EXCERPT: Two leading anti-poverty advocacy groups — the Center on Law and Social Policy and Center on Budget and Priorities — issued statements in favor of the compromise. They argued that the compromise takes an “important first step” by increasing payments that cover 16…
By Janna Herron, Yahoo Finance EXCERPT: “If you’re donating to a holiday wish list that will help a parent afford toys and clothes for their kids through the holiday season, those costs don’t magically disappear,” Ashley Burnside, senior policy analyst at the Center for Law…