All families should receive the child support payments intended for them, which help cover essentials for children, such as housing costs, diapers, and school supplies. But when a family ...
Although some states have been adopting policies that redirect or “pass through” child support payments to families, other states continue to keep all collections intended for some of the families ...
More than 19 million children under age 17 receive less than the full $2,200 Child Tax Credit because their families’ incomes ...
TANF is the main program that provides cash support for families with the lowest incomes, and it has failed to provide that ...
Between the Republican reconciliation law’s July 2025 enactment and May 2026 (the last month with data on all states): These participation declines began before some of the major changes from the ...
Accessible cash assistance is essential for families to afford the basics and create stability that makes long-term opportunity possible. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is the only ...
President Trump last week threatened legal action against the Center for American Progress (CAP) for publishing a report with ...
Every child should have access to a quality public education that prepares them for long-term opportunity and success. Yet lawmakers in many states continue jeopardizing that promise by increasing ...
When we ask how the economy is doing, it is important to center people, who are at the heart of the economy. People work jobs, run businesses, buy goods, and make the rules of doing business — the ...
During their 2026 legislative sessions, states responded to the massive federal Medicaid cuts in last year’s Republican reconciliation law in two major ways. Some states enacted changes that will ...