Economic Security is for Everyone, No Exceptions
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 7, 2022 • Income & Poverty
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DC’s Earned Income Tax Credit: The Most Generous in the Nation, But Not the Most Inclusive
By Erica Williams • April 5, 2022 • Inclusive Economy / Taxes
Last year, DC lawmakers expanded the credit to make it the most generous in the nation, but it is not the most inclusive. Currently, it excludes roughly more than 5,000 low-paid working households because they have at least one person who is undocumented.
Testimony of at the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Human Services
By Kate Coventry • March 31, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Racism and other systemic barriers to opportunity have left Black residents at a higher risk for evictions and homelessness. We are urging the Council to add additional funding that take aim at both longstanding racial inequities and inequities related to the […]
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Roundtable on the Department of General Services
By Kate Coventry • March 31, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
DCFPI is here today to ask the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Council to ensure that two standalone public restrooms are constructed in fiscal year (FY) 2023…
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing on the District of Columbia Housing Authority
By Kate Coventry • March 30, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
I am here today to ask the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) to change their policies to allow self-certification of identity for locally-funded vouchers.
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Housing and Community Development
By Eliana Golding • March 30, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
DCFPI is thrilled to see continued, historic investment in the production and preservation of affordable housing through the HPTF. With the level of funding now being committed, it is essential that DHCD deploy these resources according to statutory […]
How to Testify Effectively before the DC Council
By Emily Gallo • March 29, 2022
As a resident of DC, your experiences with government services such as public schools, garbage collection, and financial support—positive or negative—can help inform policymakers’ decisions about the funding we collectively raise from taxes and fees and […]
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing for DC Public Schools
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 28, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Testimony at the Budget Oversight Roundtable for the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
By Kate Coventry • March 28, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
I am here today to ask the District to end encampment clearings and no encamping zones and to ask the Council to request the agency submits a detailed budget.
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the DC Department of Health Care Finance
By Kate Coventry • March 28, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
I would like to focus my testimony on the proposed, simplified DC Healthcare Alliance recertification process and the need for services for residents with low incomes who have traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), also known as acquired brain injuries (ABIs).