From the Urban Institute, this report is the first in a series on poverty, asset building strategies, and social policy. Researchers review eligibility requirements for TANF, Food Stamps, IDAs, and the EITC on asset holdings for low-educated…

The National Center for Children in Poverty is conducting a project called Making “Work Supports” Work. The project is designed to promote policies to support low-wage workers in the workplace. Employment wages supplemented by government work…

This is a speech given by Alan Berube of the Brookings Institution to Congressional staff on the benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to urban economies. In this resource, Mr. Berube defines ways that members can maximize the EITC…

The FIELD program is a project through the Aspen Institute to increase awareness and funding for microenterprise for low-income families. While wages are important to economic security, accumulating assets can often help families along the way to…

This study, from the Brookings Institution, utilizes data from the IRS Stakeholder, Partnerships, Education, and Communications (SPEC) division regarding EITC recipients in tax years 2000 and 2004. Researchers found that in 2004, one in six…

The Earned Income Tax Credit can provide low-income families the necessary support to attain self-sufficiency. This report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides key lessons learned from EITC-related tax sites around the country. While EITC…

This report, from MDRC, provides an update on welfare reform in the cities of Cleveland and Philadelphia. This study specifically reviews the policies implemented through 2005, caseload and employment trends through 2003, and neighborhood…

This article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides an overview of state income tax liability for low-income families. For the 2006 tax year, in 19 of the 42 states that levy income taxes, two-parent families of four with…

The Urban Institute published this paper on the effects of food stamp and welfare policy, the minimum wage, and the EITC on the food stamp benefit receipt of the low-income population. Authors found that more lenient immigrant eligibility rules,…

This document provides a three step process for estimating the cost of implementing a refundable state Earned Income Tax Credit. Authors from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities offer information for States considering establishing an EITC…