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“Lifting the ban on safety net supports reduces material hardship for formerly incarcerated people, who are exceedingly paid low earnings and face high rates of unemployment due to factors such as discrimination in hiring,” CLASP’s Darrel Thompson and Ashley Burnside wrote in a policy brief this year.
A CLASP report about college students and SNAP was featured in this weekly round-up.
On March 11th, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. One component of the package is a third round of stimulus payments. Here are ten things to know about the third round of payments.
Ashley Burnside was quoted about encouraging the Biden Administration to permanently remove the student work requirement in SNAP.
Ashley Burnside was quoted about the expansion of SNAP student eligibility during COVID-19.
A CLASP blog about the Biden-Harris Child Tax Credit proposal, authored by Ashley Burnside, was mentioned in this article.
"'Colleges should also conduct outreach to their students to inform them of these changes and notify them that they may be eligible for SNAP under this temporary legislation, and how to apply,' Ashley Burnside, a policy analyst at CLASP, wrote in a blog post."
A new report provides details on poverty within the LGBTQ community, outlines how it uses public benefit programs for basic needs support, and also offers recommendations for federal agencies to expand access to public benefits, as well as increase data about LGBTQ recipients of public benefit programs.
Ashley Burnside was quoted about the importance of the SNAP program: “Students shouldn’t have to make the choice between going to class and being able to afford their next meal."
“Many of the expenses families face are month-to-month, so having a reliable month-to-month source of income will help families stay afloat,” says Ashley Burnside, a policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).