Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
DC Council Should Take Steps to Protect Low-Income Seniors From Extraordinary Rent Increases
By Claire Zippel • October 31, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
DC Council Should Strengthen Efforts to Prevent Wage Theft
By Ilana Boivie • October 28, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
Working Group Recommends Strong Safety Net for Families with Children
By Kate Coventry • October 27, 2016 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Ilana Boivie on B21-120, Wage Theft Prevention Clarification and Overtime Fairness Amendment Act and B21-711, Wage Theft Prevention Revision Amendment Act, October 26, 2016
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 26, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
Low-Income DCPS Schools Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Supplemental Resources for “At-Risk” Students
By Ed Lazere • October 26, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Boosting Schedule H Tax Credit Near Economic Development Projects Will Help Low-Income Residents Stay In Their Homes
By Claire Zippel • October 21, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Claire Zippel, Housing Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on B21-688, The Displacement Prevention Amendment Act of 2016
By Claire Zippel • October 21, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Residents in the Criminal Justice System will Benefit from Free I.D. Legislation
By Linnea Lassiter • October 20, 2016
Blog
Behind the Numbers: Understanding DC’s 2017 Insurance Rate Changes
By Jodi Kwarciany • October 14, 2016 • Health Equity
Blog
As DC’s Revenues Grow, We Should Use the Surplus for Important Needs
By Ilana Boivie • October 13, 2016 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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In The News
D.C. homeless seniors face financial barriers to assisted living, according to new report
Street Sense Media • October 1, 2025
Blog
Federal Efforts to Reinstate Cash Bail in DC Disproportionately Harms Black Residents
By Diontre Davis • September 29, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
Beyond the Spin: How Industry Advocacy Distorts Debate in the RENTAL Act Push
Washington City Paper • September 17, 2025
Report
DC Council Can Expand Affordable Housing and Spur Investment Without Gutting Tenant Rights
By Mychal Cohen • September 16, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Inequality Remained Extreme in 2024 as DC Backslid on Poverty
By Connor Zielinski • September 15, 2025 • Income & Poverty
Press Release
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Launches the Advocacy Xccelerator Fund
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 9, 2025
Report
Repealing Harsh Income Rules Will Help Unhoused Residents Access Assisted Living
By Kate Coventry • September 3, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Press Release
Mayor Bowser Paves the Way for More Federal Overreach
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 3, 2025 • DC Statehood
Budget Resource Page
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2026 DC Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 25, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
