Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Performance Oversight Hearing on the Department of Human Services
By Kate Coventry • March 1, 2019 • Income & Poverty
Fact Sheets
New Trump Proposal Would Target Low-Income Immigrants and Force Many to Forego Benefits They Need
By Amy Lieber • November 15, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Here’s How You Can Speak Up Against Trump’s Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Targeting Low-Income Immigrant Families
By Amy Lieber • November 15, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Residents Should Speak Up to Oppose Trump’s Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Targeting Immigrants and Their Families
By Amy Lieber • October 23, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC’s Growing Prosperity Is Not Reaching Black Residents, Census Data Show
By Ed Lazere • September 26, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Op-Ed
22 Years After Federal Changes to Welfare, DC Stands Out as a Rare Success for Families
By Kate Coventry and Simone Holzer • The DC Line • August 22, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Economic Inequality in DC Reflects Disparities in Income, Wages, Wealth, and Economic Mobility. Policy Solutions Should Too.
By Tinsae Gebriel • August 6, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Interim Disability Assistance?
By Kate Coventry • July 16, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
By Kate Coventry • July 13, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
New TANF Policy Ensures Greater Financial Stability for Kids and Families
By Kate Coventry • June 18, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
All Publications & Resources
Press Release
Statement on Final Passage of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2025
Press Release
Leaders of Direct Service, Anti-Poverty Organizations in Letter to DC Council: “We are Deeply Alarmed by Proposed Budget”
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2025
Testimony
The Council Must Fund Childcare in DC
By Anne Gunderson • June 17, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Trump’s Military Parade Another Imposition on District Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 17, 2025
In The News
Bowser Budget Proposal Would Scale Back Health Care for Immigrants, Others
The Washington Post • June 16, 2025
In The News
Bowser's budget would avoid tax hikes, move 25K DC residents off Medicaid
NBC News Washington • June 16, 2025
Testimony
The DC Budget Needs to Equitably Grow the Economy
By Shira Markoff • June 12, 2025 • Revenue & Budget