The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a memo to state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agencies on October 10, 2025, stating “if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation.” This situation results from the lapse... The post EPIC Explainer: Food Stamps During a Shutdown appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
The Biden COVID Credits temporarily expanded Obamacare by removing the income cap and increasing subsidies for enrollees. Originally, eligibility for subsidies ended at 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL), which is $62,600 for an individual or $128,600 for a household of four. The COVID Credits eliminated that cap, allowing households earning more than $500,000... The post Obamacare Enrollees Significantly Over the FPL Skyrocket appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
La rimozione della prima casa dal calcolo dell’Isee causa una serie di aumenti e di accessi a molti strumenti di welfare per le famiglie, tra cui l’Assegno unico universale| QuiFinanza
Da lunedì a giovedì di questaa settimana, a Pechino si svolge la IV sessione plenaria (plenum) del XX comitato centrale del Partito comunista cinese (Pcc). Se ti è venuta voglia di cambiare pagina dopo aver letto queste prime due righe, ripensaci: al di là della denominazione stantia, di sovietica memoria […] L'articolo La Cina fa il Plenum di tecnologia su Contropiano.| Contropiano
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Letter to the editor The post Letter to the editor: A civilised society does not withhold care based on citizenship first appeared on East Anglia Bylines.| East Anglia Bylines
Pre-conference pressure means the policy could be abolished next week. But why has it taken so long?| New Statesman
This blog post was first published on IEA Insider. Subscribe at insider.iea.org.uk The state pension is a big issue. It currently … Continue reading "Ideas for Pension Reform" The post Ideas for Pension Reform appeared first on Institute of Economic Affairs.| Institute of Economic Affairs
let’s see the relationship between the number of days of tax holiday and the amount by which the tax rate on the non-holidays must change. As the number of tax holidays increases, the tax rate on t…| Economist Writing Every Day
Poverty is just not as exciting as people want it to be.| People's Policy Project
The Labour government was elected on a promise of economic growth but already this vision is faltering. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that a low-growth economy is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society. Growth, growth, growth Insofar as the current government had an overarching economic vision for the country, it was economic growth. One… Read more » The post Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote appeared first on Intergenerational Found...| Intergenerational Foundation
The transit world has talked itself into a nonsense understanding of revenue tradeoffs.| People's Policy Project
I don't know why this is being so obfuscated.| People's Policy Project
A deep dive into the Survey of Income and Program Participation.| People's Policy Project
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The flimsiest of possible excuses for cutting Medicaid.| People's Policy Project
Sense provided evidence for a report which said the DWP was providing 'unacceptably poor service' to disability benefits claimants| Big Issue
The French advocacy group, La Quadrature du Net (“LQDN”) have challenged the use of a scoring algorithm by the French welfare system for certain recipients of family benefits. The case, which will be heard by the Conseil d’État (France’s highest administrative court), raises interesting arguments about algorithmic processing in public administration and the issue ofRead More| MediaLaws
Dr Stacey Rand is a Senior Research Fellow at the PSSRU, University of Kent. Her research interests include quality and safety of care, the impact of support for unpaid (family/friend) carers, and quality of life outcome measurement and application in adult social care. She has recently stepped into the role of Programme Lead for the… Continue Reading Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT)| PSSRU
Growing up, I have consistently been the child who asks “why”. Why shouldn’t I run with scissors? Why do chickens have 2 legs and cows have 4? Why do I have to learn maths if I wa…| Naturally Speaking
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I’m angry. I’m so angry it woke me up this morning. And I’m angry about being angry because I can’t channel the...| LRB Blog
Una inchiesta di Openpolis induce ad aprire una seria riflessione sul depotenziamento del welfare universale di Federico Giusti Una recente inchiesta di Openpolis evidenzia la disparità di accesso ai servizi per minori nelle varie regioni italiane (1). Due considerazioni preliminari si ren| IN THE NET
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Understanding objections to the Biden economy.| People's Policy Project