Economic Security

Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods

KyPolicy submitted the following comments on August 13, 2021, in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Request for Information...

Analysis

Federal Relief Programs Cut Poverty in Kentucky by Two-Thirds This Year

Thanks to many programs enacted through COVID-related federal relief legislation, an estimated 707,000 fewer Kentuckians are living in poverty in 2021 than they would have otherwise — a reduction of...

Op-Ed

Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.

Last week, Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades — payments of up to $300 per child, per month to...

Op-Ed

Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods

Federal Relief Programs Cut Poverty in Kentucky by Two-Thirds This Year

Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.

Coalition Letter to Governor Beshear: Continue Critical Commitment to Federal Unemployment Benefits

Expanded Unemployment Benefits are a Crucial Bridge for Kentuckians and Our Economy

Federal Food Assistance Will Help Feed Nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky Kids This Summer — We Should Make It Permanent

Summer Turns Up the Heat for Struggling Kentuckians, But This Year, Some Relief Is Within Reach

Chocolates and Flowers Are Nice, But Better Policies Are What’s Needed This Mother’s Day

State Should Focus Remaining American Rescue Plan Fiscal Relief on Kentuckians’ Greatest Needs

American Families and Jobs Plans Would Provide Opportunity to All Kentucky Families

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