Every Nebraskan should have the resources and opportunities needed to thrive. During a time of increasing costs for everything from food to housing, it’s more urgent than ever that we give Nebraska’s lowest income families with children a fighting chance to live the good life. TOMORROW, Thursday, February 5, the Health and Human Services Committee […]
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Remember back in 2021 when everyone in the US with kids got an extra few hundred dollars every month, and a few hundred more in their 2021 tax return? And then research showed that policy – the expanded federal child tax credit – cut child poverty by 46%? We thought that was pretty great! While
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Imagine you know two young Nebraskans, let’s call them Christina and Eric, from a tight-knit community in a small town. They were high school sweethearts, and got married in 2013 right after graduation. They had their first baby later that year, followed by their second baby in 2014. Their parents and community members set an
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✅ LB102, introduced by Senator Ashlei Spivey, would put money in the pockets of families who need it by adjusting the eligibility and benefit level calculation for Nebraska’s ADC program. In Nebraska, the direct cash assistance program funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant is known as Aid to Dependent Children
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Remember back in 2021 when everyone in the US with kids got an extra few hundred dollars every month, and a few hundred more in their 2021 tax return? And then research showed that policy – the expanded federal child tax credit – cut child poverty by 46%? We thought that was pretty great! While
While we’re focusing on property taxes at the state policy level, the conversation about the Child Tax Credit is heating up again at the federal level. Unlike the Governor’s property tax proposal, which will likely result in a negative impact on low- and middle-income Nebraskans, the expanded federal Child Tax Credit back in 2021 cut
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Do you believe that child support funds collected by the state should actually be used to support children in Nebraska’s lowest income families? On Wednesday, April 3rd, we were happy to see 38 members of the Legislature answer that question with a resounding “yes,” by voting to advance LB233 – a bill that would make
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As President Biden noted in the State of the Union address, the 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit was an important tool for reducing child poverty and helping parents make ends meet. The Senate must vote soon on a bill that will benefit almost 16 million children across the country, including approximately 80,000 children
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Remember back in 2021 when everyone in the US with kids got an extra few hundred dollars per month in their bank accounts? And then research showed that the expanded federal Child Tax Credit cut child poverty by 46%? We thought that was pretty great! But since the end of the expanded Child Tax Credit,
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On Friday, October 27, 2023, Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) expenditure plan for Federal Fiscal Years 2024 through 2027. DHHS stated that they are “committed to utilizing TANF funds to ensure needed services are delivered in an effective way to help Nebraskans achieve self-sufficiency.”
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