After Reconciliation: State Policies to Address Hunger, Health and Higher Education in Georgia
Daniel Kanso, PhD
November 19, 2025
Category: Cash and Safety Net
GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government Shutdown
Ife Finch Floyd
October 23, 2025
As there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is
GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025
Staci Fox
October 1, 2025
Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting
Beyond Flexible Funding: TANF Can Help Support Families with Emergency Assistance in the Face of Federal Cuts
Ife Finch Floyd
August 28, 2025
Strong and financially stable families are essential to a thriving Georgia. How Georgia’s state leaders use the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to respond to the massive federal changes to our economic support programs will demonstrate their commitment
Our Comment on the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database
Staci Fox
July 22, 2025
On July 21, 2025, GBPI’s President and CEO, Staci Fox, submitted the following formal comment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) submits these comments in response to the System of Records Notice for
Georgia Economic Justice Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026
Ife Finch Floyd
June 30, 2025
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Georgia Department of Labor FY 2026 Budget The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) is an agency tasked with providing employment services for businesses and workers, workforce data and maintaining an Unemployment
Major SNAP Cuts Would Increase Food Insecurity & Harm Local Economies
Ife Finch Floyd
April 8, 2025
See how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would harm counties in your Congressional District: District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12
HB 500 would update the TANF program after 28 years and better support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren
Ife Finch Floyd
March 4, 2025
Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has not been updated in 28 years. House Bill 500 would improve the program and make it better able to support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren. Today, TANF provides minimal support
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Human Services
Ife Finch Floyd
February 12, 2025
Introduction The Department of Human Services (DHS) oversees various services including foster care, child welfare, support for low-income individuals, aging services and child support.[1] Governor Kemp proposed $1.04 billion for DHS in the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2025 budget