The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger tool, built on the principle ...

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social ...

Sound investments that reduce early childhood adversity can strengthen the foundations of physical and mental health, delivering lifelong benefits.[2] Extensive research finds that the ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, Social Security, health, state budgets and taxes, and the economy.

Tax laws work best when they are transparent, apply fairly to everyone, and can raise the revenue required to meet the needs of our communities. Tax loopholes that allow well-resourced people ...

The Trump Administration abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective intervention that helps disabled people ...

New, high-quality research quantifying the powerful impact of federal non-defense research and development shows why the ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, Social Security, and housing.On food assistance, Steven Carlson, Joseph ...

A government shutdown does not provide the Administration any additional legal authority to fire federal employees, limit ...

On Tuesday, September 9, the Census Bureau will release data on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage for 2024. In the short term, the data may reveal some modest advances in income (which ...