In 2024, a record 21.4 million people received their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces. Enrollment gains among Black, Latino, and people with low incomes drove the increased enrollment. Sustaining the policy choices that led to record enrollment and adding in long…
The Washington, DC Council has approved a new paid family and medical leave bill with a wage replacement that is the most responsive of any in the country to the needs of low-income workers.
The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture recently released a report summarizing findings from a two-year series of hearings on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of people with health insurance has reached an all-time high. Twenty million more people are now insured than prior to the ACA. Despite this success, we’ve heard the “repeal and replace” mantra since the ACA was passed…
As the public debates key work supports like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Work Support Strategies’ (WSS) final evaluation report provides crucial evidence about what works and what doesn’t to support low-income people.
Family homelessness is primarily driven by the high cost of housing. Research shows that providing families with priority access to long-term housing subsidies is extremely effective at reducing rates of homelessness.
The limited amount of dedicated federal funds states receive for these SNAP E&T programs is not nearly enough to serve all SNAP recipients who are unemployed or under-employed.
The people have spoken about the importance of paid sick time. With the passage of state-wide ballot initiatives in Arizona and Washington on November 8, the U.S. now has seven states and over 30 cities and counties with laws requiring employers to provide paid sick…
