American Enterprise Institute

Government Benefit Programs Already Do a Lot to Help Low Income Families

Politicians, policy analysts, and advocates have proposed increasing the generosity of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), as a means of providing more resources to low-income families with children. Before ...
Forbes

Child Tax Credit Changes Boost Benefits But Exclude Lowest Income

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Children play outside in the playground at the Kleiner Fratz child daycare center in Neukoelln on September 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Child daycare centers across ...
CNBC

A historic change in how Americans buy groceries is underway as SNAP benefit cuts begin

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo On Monday, changes to the SNAP program go into effect, with a CBO analysis forecasting 2.4 ...
Yahoo

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shopper who gets SNAP benefits shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. AP Photo/Allison ...
Tennessean

Low-income Tennesseans get punished for making more money. Let's fix that. | Opinion

Tennessee's welfare system can create a "welfare cliff" where increased income leads to a net loss of take-home pay due to benefit reduction. This disincentivizes work and upward mobility for ...