Anti poverty

Recognizing that degree completion can increase economic mobility and long-term self-sufficiency, our new brief offers strategies for states and institutions to minimize coverage losses from Medicaid work requirements and allow students to focus on their studies, not their health coverage.

Our latest piece examines CUNY’s programs through the lens of student basic needs, and in the light of changes coming to safety net programs that impact students. We examine the range of resources CUNY currently offers and look at effective programs in other states that help students cover the non-tuition costs of college.

This blog is an update to TICAS’ analysis of SNAP and Medicaid cuts proposed in the House Reconciliation framework that was published prior to the passage of H.R.1, and provides final estimates of the impact of SNAP cost-shifts passed into law.

Given the increasing demand for workers with education beyond high school, it is critical that policymakers invest in basic needs resources to support parenting students. This blog outlines the multigenerational importance of programs like CCAMPIS and CCDF and offers recommendations for policymakers to protect and improve them.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, President Trump released his Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) “skinny” budget which proposes $1.5…

Improving student access to public benefits programs and institutional support can help students cover non-tuition costs and stay in school. Our fact sheet outlines concrete policy changes Congress can make to invest in basic needs support for low income, rural, and parenting students to ensure they can access and complete college.