Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Brasília. Agosto de 2021. O governo entrega ao Congresso a medida provisória do Auxílio Brasil. O ministro da Cidadania, João Roma (Republicanos), diz que o programa é uma evolução do Bolsa Família. Integrando políticas públicas de assistência social,...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Build Back Better bill has stalled. On one point, we agree with Senator Joe Manchin that it is time for Congress to start with a “clean sheet of paper” by evaluating how each policy in the legislation betters American society. In this...
Saturday, October 23, 2021
It’s difficult for kids to go to school ready to learn when they’re hungry, battling toxic stress or experiencing any number of the devastating effects of poverty. As a former teacher, I ask that Congress make the Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefit...
Friday, September 24, 2021
With COVID-19’s disruptions in employment, child care, and education, it is unsurprising that child poverty substantially increased in 2020—roughly 1.2 million more children were living in poverty in 2020 when compared to 2019 (an increase from 15.7% to...
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Greg DeLaat canceled a job interview for a phone call that took eight months and two state lawmakers to nail down. The 57-year-old Parma man owes at least $21,000 in unemployment benefits that he never received. Despite having a master's degree...
Friday, August 27, 2021
The sudden and unexpected arrival of the new child tax credit has thrown the future of the traditional welfare program into question. The two share the same goals: eliminating child poverty and many of its miserable consequences. They offer much the...
Monday, August 23, 2021
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says in a new report that advance payments of the expanded child tax credit would increase the average monthly income for families receiving its assistance by almost 38 percent. In an analysis of the...
Friday, August 20, 2021
Many Americans have trouble covering their costs of living with income solely from Social Security. Now, a bill has been reintroduced in Congress aimed at reducing the risk that older Americans, women and people of color will live in poverty despite...
Friday, August 13, 2021
The parents of about 60 million U.S. children are set to receive a second payment under the enhanced federal Child Tax Credit. Some families that missed out on the first check might see their payments kick in this month, while others may need to...
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
El nuevo gobierno del Perú ha apostado por una serie de bonos que servirán para aportar un ingreso extra en aquellos hogares que por razón de extrema necesidad, sean de vital importancia para un correcto desarrollo del entorno. El último bono anunciado...