This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, health, income security, climate, state budgets and taxes, and the economy: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

The labor market has remained steady in 2026, yet people are still struggling to find work. CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social explains why, and provides other insights and analysis on July's jobs report.

This week at CBPP, we focused on immigration, Social Security, food assistance, federal budget and taxes, and health: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

This week marks the 61st anniversary of Medicaid. This critical program serves millions of families and individuals with low incomes.

An estimated 19M kids under age 17 are left out of the full #ChildTaxCredit b/c their families’ incomes are too low. Policymakers should expand the credit’s reach so it can provide more support to families w/ kids children struggling to afford the basics: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, food assistance, health, income security, and state budgets and taxes. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, state budgets and taxes, and health. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes and on housing. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

Today marks one year since the harmful Republican megabill (H.R. 1) was enacted. This devastating law has raised costs for families — taking away health coverage, food assistance, and other essentials from people who are already struggling to afford to meet their basic needs.

Wage trends are an important part of the labor market story. CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social discusses why in his analysis of June's jobs report data.

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance and health: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

CBPP's Brendan Duke posted a thread to X on House Labor-HHS funding cuts that could undermine health care affordability, education funding, and workforce development programs. x.com/Brendan_Duke...

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, Social Security, the federal budget, and the economy: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides insights and analysis on today's jobs report numbers with a focus on Black unemployment data.

Marketplace enrollees are facing higher premium costs and enrollment has fallen as a result of Congress failing to extend premium tax credit enhancements in 2025. Congress should reinstate federally funded PTC enhancements. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

The Trump Administration’s unprecedented interference with federal funding and program administration has grown in recent months, making it critical for Congress to include more robust government-wide guardrails in FY27 appropriations bills. www.cbpp.org/blog/congres...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and housing: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

This week at @centeronbudget.bsky.social, we focused on state budgets and taxes and on the economy. In case you missed it, read more: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

A frozen labor market characterized by low hiring and low firing is creating further uncertainty for unemployed workers as well as businesses feeling the effects of current federal policies. CBPP’s @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social weighs in with more insights from the April jobs report.

7 million people could lose health coverage in 2028 due to the Medicaid work requirement. If states are forced to rush implementation, it could result in a devastating outcome for people whose only source of health coverage is Medicaid. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

This week at @centeronbudget.bsky.social, we focused on health, state budgets, food assistance, poverty and inequality, and social security. In case you missed it, read more: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

This week at @centeronbudget.bsky.social, we focused on food assistance and housing. In case you missed it, read more: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

How did 2.5 million people lose access to SNAP within just 5 months? CBPP's @tyjonescox.bsky.social explains the major provisions of the harmful Republican megabill (H.R. 1) that are already harming communities across the country, and will threaten access to food assistance for many more.

This week at @centeronbudget.bsky.social, we focused on food assistance, health, federal taxes, and the economy. In case you missed it, read more: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

People with low incomes risk losing health coverage or food assistance under new Medicaid and SNAP work requirements, and states should use shared data and streamlined processes to reduce administrative burden and keep eligible people enrolled. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

This week at @centeronbudget.bsky.social, we focused on food assistance, the federal budget, housing, and state budgets. In case you missed it, read more: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

Most workers in low-paying jobs get little benefit from the megabill’s “no tax on tips” and overtime deductions, which reach only about 3% and 9% of households, respectively, and are overshadowed by far larger tax cuts for the wealthy. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

The Trump Administration is advancing policies that would make people less able to meet their basic needs & cause them to become homeless, while simultaneously undermining effective solutions and promoting incarceration of unhoused people. www.cbpp.org/research/hou...

This week at @centeronbudget.bsky.social, we focused on the federal budget, food assistance, health, and the economy. In case you missed it, read more: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

CBPP's Will Fischer explains how President Trump’s FY27 budget again proposes deep cuts to assistance that helps people keep a roof over their heads and avoid eviction and homelessness (via X): x.com/WillPFischer...