Vermont Takes on “The Poverty Trap”
Telling poor families not to save is a different kind of poverty trap, but it deserves to be addressed just the same.
Economic Security
MyRA for Renters? Sounds Familiar
Building a savings option into the act of paying rent is a good idea.
New America on President Obama’s MyRA: Has Potential, But Can Do More
Recommendations for the Administration and Congress to maximize the impact of myRA through supporting both emergency and retirement savings.
Solving the Retirement Puzzle with myRAs
A new paper from the Asset Building program.
85,000 Low-income Youth Open Savings Accounts through YouthSave
Results from a five-year program
Integrating Public Assistance Programs: A Perspective from the Field
Streamlining CalFresh and Medi-Cal application assistance improves participants’ overall wellbeing.
85,000 Low-income Youth Open Savings Accounts Through YouthSave
Dispelling the myth that poverty is the biggest barrier to saving.
Guest Post: New Findings on Asset Poverty in Canada and Developments on Asset Poverty Measurement
The importance of asset poverty measurement to understand the many dimensions of poverty and economic vulnerability.
Recommended Standards for TANF Payment Card Contracts
How states can protect TANF households' interests in contracts with benefit card providers.
Guest Post: Six Tax Reforms to Increase Economic Security for All
Building a more inclusive, progressive, and equitable tax code.
What Are People Saying About Tax Day?
Highlights from this year's Tax Day news
Guest Blog Post: Outsized Impacts at Tax Time
Accumulated saving matters in the financially volatile lives of low-income families.
Locked Up and Locked Out: Applying an Assets Lens to Reentry
For ex-offenders, the institutional barriers to basic financial stability—let alone savings—are vast.