Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
Reconsider the Federal “Safety Net”
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
What’s in the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for the Department of Human Services?
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
In The News
What it Means for a Household to be Cost-burdened
Greater Greater Washington • May 19, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Takes Steps to Ensure Residents Can Access Needed Benefits
By Kate Coventry • April 23, 2020 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
In The News
Coronavirus Crisis Will Make Washington Region ‘A More Class-divided Place’
The Washington Post • April 6, 2020 • Income & Poverty
In The News
Rent Caps Could Yield Thousands In Added Income For DC’s Low-Income Residents, Report Finds
WAMU • March 12, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Press Release
Statement: DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) Seeks Improvements to Councilmember Charles Allen’s “Metro for DC” Proposal
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 6, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
$100 Metro Subsidy Proposal Would Help Residents, But Fails to Center Equity and Fiscal Transparency
By Tazra Mitchell • March 5, 2020 • Income & Poverty
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony on the Green New Deal for Housing Amendment Act of 2022
By Eliana Golding • November 22, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Oversight Hearing on DHS Implementation of Housing Investments
By Kate Coventry • November 4, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
DC’s Extreme Wealth Concentration Exacerbates Racial Inequality, Limits Economic Opportunity
By Erica Williams • October 20, 2022 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Reflections on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: DC Making Progress on Wage Equity, But There is Still Work To Be Done
By Claire Goldberg • September 21, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty
Blog
DCFPI Has a New Mission Aimed at Creating an Anti-Racist Future
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 20, 2022
Testimony
Testimony on the Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021
By Qubilah Huddleston • September 16, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
DC was the top city for remote work in 2021, census data show
Washington Post • September 16, 2022
Blog
Large Black-White Disparities in Poverty and Income Persisted in 2021
By Erica Williams • September 15, 2022 • Income & Poverty
In The News
Washington state's tax system is worsening income inequality
Crosscut • September 14, 2022
In The News
DC launches grant program to expand early child care facilities
Axios • September 13, 2022
