We use the TANF-to-poverty ratio (TPR) to examine changes over time in access to TANF by families experiencing poverty. We ...

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

The budget plan that House Republicans passed today paves the way to take Medicaid health coverage and food assistance ...

The Affordable Care Act expanded access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage for millions of people and has driven ...

A long-time allowable spending category in TANF enables states to provide short-term assistance to families experiencing a ...

The “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) and the second Trump Administration have led a myriad of attacks on the IRS, ...

House and Senate Republicans are working overtime to rush through a federal budget plan that would cut off large portions of ...

Starting April 14, phone service will no longer be an option for retirees and survivors applying for benefits, or for ...

The Trump Administration and DOGE have proposed eliminating phone access for critical Social Security services, including ...

Congress is speeding down a path to a deeply harmful budget and tax “reconciliation” bill that showers tax cuts on ...

Food is an essential human need. The United States has the resources to ensure everyone has enough to eat and no one goes ...

More than 25 million people have lost Medicaid since unwinding began, about 69 percent of them for procedural reasons — not ...