Explainer Is College Worth It? By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Vicki Hsieh, Hans Johnson Mar 8, 2023 in 5 days ... Although most California parents want their children to graduate from college ... These statuses can damage credit scores, leading to higher ...
Fact Sheet Income Inequality in California By Tess Thorman, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Joseph Herrera Mar 7, 2023 in 5 days ... ... net benefits to low-income families—like Earned Income Tax Credits, advance payments on the Child Tax Credit, and food assistance.
blog post As the COVID Emergency Ends, a Look at the Pandemic’s Economic Impact By Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Jenny Duan Feb 27, 2023 Feb 27, 2023 ... About $100 billion in unemployment insurance, federal stimulus payments, California's Golden State stimulus, and the expanded Child Tax Credit ...
blog post California’s Plunging Birth Rates By Hans Johnson Jan 26, 2023 Jan 26, 2023 ... A rate of 2.1 children per woman is necessary to maintain a population at its ... childcare support, and tax credits can make a difference.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Nov 9, 2022 Nov 18, 2022 ... Most adults (73%) and likely voters (68%) are in favor of expanding earned income tax credits for lower-income working Californians.
blog post Steep Declines in Child Poverty Have Been Driven by Safety Net Programs By Caroline Danielson Oct 26, 2022 Oct 26, 2022 ... The temporary 2021 federal advance Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provided monthly payments to most families with children, moved 380,000 ...
Fact Sheet Poverty in California By Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon, Sarah Bohn Oct 24, 2022 Oct 26, 2022 ... Both the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) and CalFresh food assistance increased benefits and expanded eligibility in response to COVID-19.
Explainer Making Sense of California’s Economy By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Vicki Hsieh Oct 24, 2022 ... payments and unemployment insurance); IRS (2021 expanded child tax credit); California Franchise Tax Board (2021 Golden State Stimulus I and II).
blog post Testimony: The Role of State Tax Credits in Helping Low-Income Families By Caroline Danielson Oct 3, 2022 Oct 3, 2022 ... For a hearing of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, PPIC's Caroline Danielson discussed how the California Earned Income Tax ...
blog post Fewer California Adults and Far Fewer Children Are in Poverty in 2021 By Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon Sep 22, 2022 A key reason is that the SPM captures cash income from employment; benefits from the largest cash, housing, and nutrition assistance programs; and tax credits— ...