Featured Publications & Resources
Report
Affordable Housing: Make a Substantial Down Payment Toward Meeting the Housing Needs of All Extremely Low-Income Residents
By Claire Zippel • January 18, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Public Campaign Financing Will Strengthen Democracy in DC
By Ed Lazere • January 9, 2018 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Latest Federal Tax Proposal Could Raise Health Care Costs for DC Residents
By Jodi Kwarciany • December 14, 2017 • Health Equity / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Child Tax Credit Falls Short of Helping Families Who Need It Most in the Senate Tax Bill
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • December 12, 2017 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Trump Tax Plan Would Reinforce DC’s High Income Inequality
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • October 27, 2017 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Without Critical Funding, Trouble Likely Ahead for 2020 U.S. Census
By Claire Zippel • October 26, 2017 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
DC Added $8 Million to the Pockets of Low-Income Workers, Thanks to Tax Credit Expansion
By Claire Zippel • HillRag • October 4, 2017 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
DC’s Earned Income Tax Credit
By Claire Zippel • September 25, 2017 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Put $8 Million More in the Pockets of Low-Income Workers Thanks to Tax Credit Expansion
By Claire Zippel • September 21, 2017 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Triple Whammy: A Regional Sales Tax for Metro, Like Fare Hikes and Service Cuts, Would Fall Hardest on Struggling Families
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 27, 2017 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Budget Constraints Necessitate Changes to the PEF Formula and Structure
By Anne Gunderson • August 22, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
With Council Changes, the FY 2025 Budget Advances Educational Equity
By Erika Roberson • July 29, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024
Budget Toolkit
What's in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
DC News Now • June 27, 2024
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024