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Low-income working families

Research Report Job Market and Labor Force

Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2018

September 19, 2019
Ben Goehring, Christine Heffernan, Sarah Minton, Linda Giannarelli
Brief Health and Health Policy

Raising the Minimum Wage in New Jersey: Implications for Earnings and Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment

September 12, 2019
Anuj Gangopadhyaya, Jennifer M. Haley, Fredric Blavin, Genevieve M. Kenney
Research Report Taxes and Budget

Shifting Child Tax Benefits in the TCJA Left Most Families About the Same

August 16, 2019
Elaine Maag
Research Report Health and Health Policy

Prevalence of Substance Use Disorder and Interventions for Unhealthy Substance Use among Parents by Race and Hispanic Origin in the United States, 2015–2017

July 30, 2019
Victoria Lynch, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Emma Winiski
Research Report Families

The Intersection of Low-Wage Work and Public Assistance: Workers’ Experiences in Minnesota

July 18, 2019
Amelia Coffey, Heather Hahn, Yuju Park
Brief Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

Proposed Changes to the Poverty Line Would Reduce SNAP Participation over Time

June 18, 2019
Gregory Acs, Laura Wheaton
Research Report Families

What If We Expanded Child Care Subsidies?

June 14, 2019
Linda Giannarelli, Gina Adams, Sarah Minton, Kelly Dwyer
Fact Sheet Children

Wellness Check: Food Insecurity Among Families with Infants and Toddlers

June 13, 2019
Elaine Waxman, Nathan Joo, Archana Pyati
Fact Sheet Health and Health Policy

Wellness Check: Material Hardship and Psychological Distress among Families with Infants and Toddlers

June 13, 2019
Heather Sandstrom, Gina Adams, Archana Pyati
Brief Families

Expanding the EITC for Workers without Resident Children

May 31, 2019
Elaine Maag, Kevin Werner, Laura Wheaton