DC Council’s approved fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget helps meet the needs of residents still reeling from the pandemic-induced recession and supports more inclusive economic growth with increased opportunities for Black and brown residents to thrive.
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Jhacova Williams and Dr. Lynette Rawlings to its Board of Directors.
Kate Coventry of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, who is also a member of the city’s Interagency Council on Homelessness, said the new shelter will prove as a test case for how much need there is for a facility like this.
Collective liberation in the District and across the country can only be achieved if everyone is able to live to their fullest. At the most basic level, this requires the freedom to control one’s own body, including decisions about whether and when to have […]
This concern aligns with unfulfilled budget demands from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI), including money to whittle down the voucher waitlist, which currently has 37,000 households.
According to the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI), 5,000 households have at least one family member who is undocumented, which currently makes them ineligible for the D.C. tax credit.
The DC Council voted unanimously this week to advance the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, which goes beyond the Mayor’s proposal to make critical investments in many of DC’s most underserved communities.
The expansion of EITC to include undocumented workers with a tax ID number was one of Council Chair Phil Mendelson’s major changes to the mayor’s proposed budget. The initiative would offer a path toward monthly basic income of about $300 to some residents […]
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute, which advocated for the change, estimated that 5,100 D.C. households that include an undocumented immigrant will be able to claim the tax credit
In the first fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget vote today, DC Council approved an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to include income-eligible workers no matter their immigration status