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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Understanding the Link between Residents’ and Cities’ Financial Health Urban researchers recently evaluated the cost to cities of residents’ unpaid public utility bills, unpaid property taxes, and evictions.‘Nonresponse Bias’ Could Explain the Census Bureau’s Finding on the Citizenship Question The Census Bureau found that the addition of a citizenship question to the census would have virtually no impact on self-response.Rural Communities Aren’t Immune from a Census Undercount. Here’s How They Can Prepare for 2020 Much of the conversation around potential undercounts in the 2020 Census has focused on urban areas.Changes in School Lunch Reporting Make Achievement Gaps Harder to Measure Students' receipt of free- and reduced-price lunch is a weak indicator of student poverty.Administration’s SNAP Proposal Could Affect Free School Lunch—And Now We Know How Much Schools using the Community Eligibility Provision to provide free lunch to all students could be affected by a recent proposal.