Jason Furman, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, gave testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means on implementing fair and equitable tax policies for working families. Because America has experienced a large increase in…

From the Urban Institute, this report is the first in a series on poverty, asset building strategies, and social policy. Researchers review eligibility requirements for TANF, Food Stamps, IDAs, and the EITC on asset holdings for low-educated…

The National Center for Children in Poverty is conducting a project called Making “Work Supports” Work. The project is designed to promote policies to support low-wage workers in the workplace. Employment wages supplemented by government work…

From the Urban Institute, this report is part of a series on the importance of asset building for low-income families. Specifically, authors identify the most reliable data sources for conducting research on the low-income population and asset…