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The Illinois State EITC Doubles
Yesterday, Governor Quinn signed into law a bill that will doubles the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) over a two year period and boosts the personal...
Read moreThe 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty is Now Interactive
Social IMPACT Research Center The Social IMPACT Research Center has launched a new interactive poverty data portal to complement the recently released 2011 Report on Illinois...
Read moreThe 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty Is Now Interactive
The Social IMPACT Research Center has launched a new interactive poverty data portal to complement the recently released 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty. This interactive...
Read moreA Request from the New Director Of the CFPB
Yesterday, President Obama made a recess appointment placing Richard Cordray as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB, established under the...
Read moreChildren’s Savings Account Task Force Recommendations
The Illinois Children’s Savings Account Task Force was a diverse group of individuals from the government, nonprofit, and the financial services industry, that...
Read moreChildren’s Savings Accounts: A Review of Research on the Investment in the Future of Illinois’ Children & Families
Children’s savings accounts are innovative financial products opened at birth that support children and families in savings for their child’s future goals of...
Read moreA Look at the New Supplemental Poverty Measure
On November 7, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released the Research Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), developed based on recommendations from the National Academy of...
Read moreA Look at the New Supplemental Poverty Measure
November 15, 2011 Jenny Clary Social Impact Research Center On November 7, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released the Research Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), developed...
Read moreNew Utility Assistance Program Rolls Out
November 10, 2011 Lucy Mullany For decades, advocates and community based organizations urged adoption of a percentage of income payment plan (PIPP) as the solution to the...
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