This week at CBPP, we focused on governance, health, and the economy.On governance, Sam Berger, Jacob Leibenluft, and Devin O’Connor urged Congress to permanently block the Office...

States will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks.

The harmful Republican megabill imposes massive cuts in food assistance, health coverage, and other supports for people with low incomes and singles out immigrants with lawful status and their familie...

Counties throughout North Carolina are gearing up to adjust to changes outlined in HR 1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill, which will cost local counties hundreds of thousands of dollars.  The bill manda...

September 10, 2026: In September, the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court ruling blocking the use of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Systematic Alien Ver...

The Trump administration recently achieved 105 million online accounts, and lawyers are increasingly encouraging clients to make them as more services go digital.

In an average month in 2024, SNAP helped an average of more than 41 million low-income people in the United States afford a nutritionally adequate diet.

The Trump Administration is seeking to claw back spending that was approved for programs including those serving immigrants, refugees, minority groups, and children.

SNAP participation nationwide fell by roughly 5 million people (12 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and May 2026, based on the latest month of data.

On Tuesday, September 15, the Census Bureau will release its 2025 Current Population Survey data on poverty, income, and health insurance. Additional health insurance data from the Census Bureau’s Ame...

Census figures released today show after-tax income inequality stands at its widest point in at...

Policies adopted by the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adversely impacted individuals and families living in rural communities.

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

Everyone deserves affordable, safe energy to meet their everyday needs. But average electricity bills have risen close to 6 percent in the past 12 months. Some states made the sound choice of...

Final 2027 funding must prevent a loss of rental assistance and advance other important housing priorities.

August 11, 2026: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that ends federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for most gender-affirming care ser...

New research finds that 1 in 3 people applying for SNAP benefits are denied not because they are ineligible, but because they don’t make it through the complex process.

New York — Make the Road New York, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), and the Association to Benefit Children (ABC), and African Communities Together (AFT) filed a lawsuit against U.S.

The effectiveness of the SNAP program is hampered by complex administrative processes that create significant barriers for potential participants.

EL PASO, TEXAS — Regulations finalized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in July take effect Friday, threatening the health and wellbeing of millions of lawfully present immigrants and...

Listen to the podcast about The Great Betrayal: Cutting America’s Most Vulnerable From SNAP on Share Our Strength.

Everyone deserves affordable, safe energy to meet their everyday needs. But average electricity bills have risen close to 6 percent in the past 12 months. Some states made the sound choice of...

Stay tuned for Census’ American Community Survey (ACS) release for more information on health...

EL PASO, TEXAS — A lawsuit filed Monday by 21 states and the District of Columbia argues that the Trump administration’s “public charge” regulation violates the federal Immigration and Nationality Act...

September 10, 2026: In September, the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court ruling blocking the use of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Systematic Alien…

Census figures released today show that the national poverty rate fell in 2025 both when using the official poverty measure and under an alternate Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), referred to as an...

At a moment when the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law have begun to take away food assistance and health coverage from millions of people, today’s Census data are a re...

At a moment when the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law have begun to take away food assistance and health coverage from millions of people, today’s Census data are a re...

Today’s release comes as the Census Bureau faces data quality challenges and threats to the...

At a moment when the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law have begun...

The portion of people in the U.S. who lack health coverage remained stable at 7.9 percent in 2025,...