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The Mayor Should Invest in Programs that Boost Incomes and Health
By Kate Coventry • March 26, 2021 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
In The News
Workers Report New Problems Claiming Unemployment In DC
Patch • February 1, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / TANF & Income Support
In The News
December relief bill keeps D.C. afloat, but the District and its workers look towards a Biden stimulus package
Street Sense Media • January 29, 2021 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved FY 2021 Budget for the Safety Net?
By Kate Coventry, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • September 21, 2020 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
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
Blog
DC Takes Steps to Ensure Residents Can Access Needed Benefits
By Kate Coventry • April 23, 2020 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for Interim Disability Assitance
By Kate Coventry • October 9, 2019 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for Interim Disability Assistance?
By Kate Coventry • April 1, 2019 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
DC Should Invest in Programs that Help Residents with Disabilities
By Kate Coventry • March 8, 2019 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
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
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DCFPI Statement: Supreme Court’s Decision to End the Constitutional Right to Abortion Undermines Racial, Economic, and Gender Justice
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 24, 2022
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Major Housing Production Investments in FY 2023 Budget Fall Short of Holistic, Anti-Displacement Strategy
By Eliana Golding • June 23, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
In The News
Final DC budget includes money for excluded workers, no new housing investments
DC Line • June 8, 2022
In The News
Council adds 400 housing vouchers to budget in first vote
Street Sense Media • May 18, 2022
Blog
DC Council Advances Recovery with First Budget Vote, But More Work Remains
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 12, 2022 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
Excluded Workers’ Budget Demands Go Unanswered With First Vote
Washington City Paper • May 12, 2022 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. Council to pull more police from schools, give tax credit to immigrants
The Washington Post • May 12, 2022 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
Press Release
EITC Expansion Will Make a Big Difference in the Lives of Immigrant Families
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 10, 2022 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Council Should Mandate Greater Transparency in the Police Budget
By Michael Johnson Jr. • May 9, 2022
Blog
DC Can Do More to Improve Economic Security for Mothers
By Tazra Mitchell • May 5, 2022 • Revenue & Budget