Fiscal year 2025 started on October 1, but its funding under a stopgap continuing resolution runs out on December 20, 2024. Policymakers are debating whether to finalize 2025 appropriations during lame duck or when the new Congress convenes early next year. When policymakers finalize these bills, they should reject those approved by the Republican majority […]
Fiscal year 2025 started on October 1, but its funding under a stopgap continuing resolution runs out on December 20, 2024. Policymakers are debating whether to finalize 2025 appropriations during lame duck or when the new Congress convenes early next year. When policymakers finalize these bills, they should reject those approved by the Republican majority […]
This week at CBPP, we announced Keron Blair as our new vice president for state network strategy. We also focused on federal tax, the federal budget, health, Social Security, and food assistance. Chart of the Week - Households With Incomes in Top 1 Percent Benefit Most From 2017 Trump Tax Law A variety of news outlets […]
households lack consistent access to nutritious food because of limited resources. One study found that participating in SNAP reduced households’ food insecurity by as much as 10 percentage points and reduced “very low food security,” which occurs when one or more household members have to skip meals or otherwise eat less because they lack money, […]
SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program. In an average month in 2024, SNAP helped an average of more than 41 million low-income people in the United States afford a nutritionally adequate diet.
SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program. In an average month in 2024, SNAP helped an average of more than 41 million low-income people in the United States afford a nutritionally adequate diet. Updated November 25, 2024 What Is SNAP? SNAP provides important nutritional support for working […]
Students in West Virginia schools are facing heightened security risks as a state funding shortfall prevents the implementation of basic safety measures. Security measures such as controlled entry points — the first line of defense against a school shooting — remain unfunded even as a recent increase in school threats put students, teachers, and staff at […]
Students in West Virginia schools are facing heightened security risks as a state funding shortfall prevents the implementation of basic safety measures. Security measures such as controlled entry points — the first line of defense against a school shooting — remain unfunded even as a recent increase in school threats put students, teachers, and staff at […]
The Medicaid and marketplace proposals from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) fiscal year 2025 budget, and the Republican House Budget Committee’s (HBC) fiscal year 2025 budget resolution would undermine Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage protections, make health coverage more costly and less comprehensive, shift more costs to states, and increase the number […]
When a mother in Georgia saw all her family’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen from her account, she had no means to feed her children. Over $200 in SNAP benefits were stolen from another mom in Los Angeles County soon after the payment was deposited into her account. Because of the theft, she faced wrenching decisions […]
use of a security weakness in Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which are linked to a SNAP recipient’s account where states deposit SNAP benefits once a month. Unlike a debit card from a bank, EBT cards do not have a security chip, leaving them vulnerable to “skimming” when they are swiped at a card reader. […]
Deeply damaging health coverage proposals recently advanced by Republican congressional leaders and conservative think tanks could gain traction in Congress next year. Cutting Medicaid would harm enrollees — including the millions of children, people with disabilities, and elderly people with low incomes who are covered by Medicaid — and increase health inequities.Medicaid helps children develop into […]
