Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Economic Mobility in DC Lower Than Neighboring Counties
By Minahil Naveed • November 2, 2017 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Claire Zippel At the Public Hearing on Bill 22-178, Commission on Poverty in the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2017
By Claire Zippel • November 1, 2017 • Income & Poverty
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
Blog
DC Has More to Do to Ensure Residents of Color Can Access Growing Prosperity, Census Data Show
By Claire Zippel • September 15, 2017 • Income & Poverty
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2018 Budget for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)?
By Linnea Lassiter • July 27, 2017 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
On July 1, a Raise for DC Workers Who Need it the Most!
By Ilana Boivie • July 11, 2017 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
All Publications & Resources
Blog
Five Misunderstandings About the Congressional Bill to Protect the District’s Budget
By Tazra Mitchell • March 21, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
Washington, DC, Region Braces for ‘Devastating’ Cuts from Congress
Bloomberg • March 14, 2025
In The News
D.C.’s homeless may get moved, but the problem isn’t going away
The Washington Post • March 14, 2025
In The News
Department of Education directs schools to end diversity programs, threatens to pull funding
DC News Now • March 14, 2025
Testimony
Delays in Implementation of Housing Vouchers Need to Be Addressed
By Kate Coventry • March 13, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Press Release
Joint Statement from DC Fiscal Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Institute (of Virginia), and the Maryland Center for Economic Policy on the Federal Continuing Resolution
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 12, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Congress Set to Force $1 Billion in Spending Cuts for DC
By Tazra Mitchell • March 10, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Contends with Extreme Child Poverty Disparities by Race, Place, and Age
By Connor Zielinski • March 10, 2025 • Income & Poverty