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

Child poverty and the glaring differences in poverty rates across racial and ethnic groups remain...

The city and the New York attorney general, along with other municipalities around the country, filed lawsuits in federal court.

The harmful 2025 Republican reconciliation law takes away access to public benefit programs for certain people granted humanitarian-related immigration status.

"The decisions are devastating for our clients, and for those of us who accompany vulnerable immigrants through the legal system," said Anna Gallagher, CLINIC's executive director. "As Catholics, we b...

In normal times, today would have been a jobs day. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has been forced to delay the release until December 16 due to the lingering impacts of the Trump admini...

The judge said the administration "erred" in its interpretation of federal law.

For the last five years, I’ve given the same answer in response to questions about any one-month increase in the Black unemployment rate. Given the relatively small sample size used to calculate the n...

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

People are encouraged to prepare paperwork and documentation now before modifications to the program begin.

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The Georgia Budget Primer examines state spending related to health, education, human services and criminal legal systems in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

Yesterday, the Senate passed a budget bill that will create a weaker and more unequal U.S. economy. It is even more radical than the House version, with deeper Medicaid cuts that will destroy rural ho...

Food banks do not have the capacity to alleviate the spike in hunger that would be created by cuts to SNAP.

*The following information reflects the legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives on May 22, 2025. The content of this policy brief will be updated as the budget reconciliation ...

Georgia rolled out a security lock feature for SNAP cards in December in an effort to curb benefit theft. Six months later, only 6% of households are using it.

Many victims say they followed every guideline to protect their accounts, yet fraud claims continue to flood the state.

With the Trump administration implementing a blizzard of anti-worker initiatives on a near-daily basis, it’s difficult to imagine that these early assaults could be only the tip of the iceberg. But Pr...

Today, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock introduced the American Family Act , which would expand the federal refundable child tax credit (CTC). This bill would enhance the credit so that it would increase ...

In a move that will significantly stymie state innovation in helping low-income families address barriers affecting their employment and earnings, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...