INCOME & WORK SUPPORTS UPDATE
DECEMBER 2021
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Key Findings from National Child Tax Credit Survey: CTC Monthly Payments Are Helping Improve Family Well-Being
In a new national survey, parents reported that the monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) advance payments have reduced financial stress, helped them to afford necessities and, for about one-quarter of respondents receiving monthly payments, enabled them to work more hours outside of the home.
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10 Things to Know About the Expanded EITC
Until recently, young workers without children in the household were not qualified to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The American Rescue Plan (ARP), which passed in March 2021, temporarily expanded EITC eligibility during the 2021 tax year and increased the amount of the credit. As tax time approaches, here are 10 things you should know about the expanded EITC for workers without children or whose children do not live with them full time.
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Kansans will benefit from health provisions in Build Back Better legislation
“The Build Back Better legislation under consideration in Congress will provide affordable health care to Kansans, directly alleviating the economic stress that accompanies medical care for those who are uninsured,” writes Suzanne Wikle in an op-ed for the Kansas Reflector. “The time to take action and provide this relief to Kansans is more urgent than ever. Ensuring the health provisions of Build Back Better become law will lower out-of-pocket costs for health care, allowing Kansans to spend their money on other critical needs such as food, housing, and transportation.”
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In the News
November 8, 2021 | CNBC
The deadline to sign up for the enhanced child tax credit is Nov. 15 to get money this year [[link removed]]

November 10, 2021 | Teen Vogue
Paid Leave Should Be the Standard in All Industries [[link removed]]

November 7, 2021 | Business Insider
There's a straightforward way for businesses to attract young workers in a competitive labor market: affordable childcare [[link removed]]

IWS Updates
On November 19, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better (BBB) Act, which included many of the priorities we mentioned in our previous newsletter [[link removed]]. This version of the BBB Act extends the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansions passed under the American Rescue Plan for one year, including the increased credit amounts and the option to receive the credit as advance monthly payments. The bill also makes the full refundability of the CTC permanent, meaning it will continue to be available to families making little to no income, and restores CTC eligibility to children with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). Other important provisions in the House-passed bill include a landmark expansion of child care [[link removed]], the first national paid family and medical leave program [[link removed]], a one-year extension of the expansions to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without dependent children, and a solution to the Medicaid expansion coverage gap. Now, we must advocate for protecting these provisions as the BBB Act moves through the Senate. ...

We’d like to share the news that Renato Rocha will be leaving CLASP to accept a position at Code for America, where he’ll work to help make the delivery of public benefits more inclusive and effective. At CLASP, his work focused on defending immigrants and their families' access to public benefits, and he served as the acting deputy director of the Protecting Immigrant Families campaign. Renato has been an invaluable member of the IWS team, and we'll miss having him advocating alongside us.

We are also excited to introduce two new Policy Analysts on the IWS team who joined us last month!
• Juliana Zhou recently graduated with a master's degree in social policy and data analytics from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. While a student, she helped develop a graduate-level pre-orientation course on the historical context of race, racism, and other intersecting forms of oppression at the University and in Philadelphia at large. Prior to entering the world of policy work, she was a qualitative and quantitative market researcher for five years. She comes to this work out of a desire to understand and advocate for policies that promote a dignified and stable life for families with low incomes, having grown up in one herself.
• Teon Dolby is a previous educator who believes in transformational change and dismantling inequitable systems. Outside of her role in the classroom, Teon worked closely with school leaders to evaluate and revise school policies for improving student morale. Originally from North Carolina, Teon moved to Maryland to attain a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Morgan State University and a master’s degree in Teaching, Learning, Policy, Leadership from the University of Maryland. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and painting.

Upcoming Events
CLASP’s Community Partnership Group (CPG) Hosts Workshop at CBPP Impact Conference [[link removed]]

Paradigm Shift: Centering Lived Experience in Authentic Collaborations for Change

December 3rd at 10:45AM ET

CLASP’s Community Partnership Group,an advisory/consultant group of people with lived expertise, will present on how to authentically engage people with lived experience in anti-poverty policy work. In small groups, participants will have the opportunity consider actions they can take to center lived or living expertise in their work. Registration is closed for this conference, but we hope that those of you who are attending join us on Friday, December 3, at 10:45AM!

Key Blog Posts and Publications
November 18, 2021 CLASP
First-Of-Its-Kind Collaboration of Parents, Providers, and Advocates Launch the Child Care for Every Family Network [[link removed]]

November 16, 2021 | Emily Andrews and Nat Baldino
10 Things To Know About Paid Family and Medical Leave in BBB [[link removed]]

November 17, 2021 | J Geiman
Investments in Postsecondary Education and College Affordability in Build Back Better [[link removed]]

November 12, 2021 | Alyssa Fortner
7 Things to Know About Child Care and Universal Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act [[link removed]]

November 15, 2021 | Akosua Meyers
Organizing Money and Transforming Movements [[link removed]]
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What We're Reading
ideas42 | The Child Tax Credit Reduces Scarcity and Creates Needed Slack for Low- and Moderate- Income Families [[link removed]]

Children’s HealthWatch | Housing and Neighborhoods as Root Causes of Child Poverty Housing and Neighborhoods as Root Causes of Child Poverty [[link removed]]

Health Affairs | A Strategic Vision for Medicaid And The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) A Strategic Vision for Medicaid And The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [[link removed]]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |Connecting Kids to Coverage: State Outreach, Enrollment and Retention Strategies [[link removed]]


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