Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Jennifer Owens Worker Justice Momentum on State Earned Income Tax Credits Evident Across the Country, Will Georgia Be Next? July 26, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Owens This spring significant momentum built across the country for state earned income tax credits (EITCs). In recent months, three more states adopted new state-level EITCs to support low-wage workers struggling to make ends meet. Now 29 states and the District of Columbia provide the tax credit. Six of those states offer non-refundable credits, meaning the […] Read more » EITC Georgia Work Credit
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Reports Worker Justice Georgia Budget Primer 2018 July 12, 2017 / April 14, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Welcome to GBPI’s 2018 Budget Primer Georgia plans to spend $25 billion in state funds for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget plan anticipates a revenue increase of $1.26 billion, or 5.3 percent more than the prior year. Keep in mind when you hear Georgia’s $25 billion 2018 budget is record-setting that 80 percent of […] Read more »
Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Reports Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018 July 12, 2017 / March 23, 2021 by Melissa Johnson Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and seniors, as well as provide non-medical assistance to people with low incomes. The agency’s state funding is $757 million in 2018, or 3 percent of state spending. Child welfare-related services represent the largest share of the department’s responsibilities, accounting […] Read more » Budget Primer child care Safety Net
Blog Cash and Safety Net Jennifer Owens Food Stamps Help More than 500,000 Working Georgians June 29, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Owens Food assistance plays a critical role in helping Georgians working low-wage jobs put meals on the table. An average of 546,900 working Georgians lived in households that participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly called food stamps) in the last year, according to analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In […] Read more » Food Assistance food stamps Minimum Wage Safety Net SNAP
Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Career Pathways Can Strengthen Georgia Families June 15, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia parents work hard every day to put food on the table and provide a brighter future for their children. Yet more than one in three of the state’s working families with children are likely to find themselves struggling to make ends meet due to low income.[1] Nearly 392,000 working families with children are considered […] Read more » economy Jobs Melissa Johnson Report Safety Net TANF
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Melissa Johnson Work Requirements, Time Limits Constrain Food Assistance May 25, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson This year the state informed nearly 12,000 Georgians that they were at risk of being cut off from food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly called food stamps). Georgia terminated this help for some because of time limits built into the program’s rules. Observers often refer to these time limits as the […] Read more » Food Assistance food stamps Melissa Johnson Safety Net SNAP
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice 2017 GBPI Legislative Recap, Sine Die Edition March 31, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe As Georgia lawmakers opened the 2017 General Assembly January 9, our top legislative priorities included renewal of a fee critical to the state’s health care system, momentum for a bottom-up tax cut for workers and commitment to supporting high-quality public schools. Lawmakers debated those issues and many others before adjourning late yesterday. Today’s recap updates […] Read more » Sine Die
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Reports Overview: 2018 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services February 7, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Services for Children and Older Adults Get Substantial Boost Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed $732 million Department of Human Services 2018 budget takes another significant step forward to restoring and fortifying the agency after recession-era cuts. The spending plan adds substantial money for child welfare and other human services. Still, more money is needed to ensure […] Read more » Child Welfare Department of Human Services FY2018
Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Hunger Risk for 21,100 Georgians in New Year December 8, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson People in about one in seven Georgia households struggle with hunger, which often leads to costly health complications, lower energy levels and a diminished ability to concentrate. But as 2017 rapidly approaches, an estimated 21,100 Georgians will be at an increased risk for hunger due to a geographic expansion of time limits on food assistance. […] Read more » food stamps SNAP
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Jennifer Owens K-12 Education Worker Justice The Path Forward – A Strong Middle Class Is Essential for Georgia November 16, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Jennifer Owens | 1 Comment on The Path Forward – A Strong Middle Class Is Essential for Georgia As the dust continues to settle in the wake of last week’s presidential election, a cloud of uncertainty still obscures what the policy and budget consequences will be here at home in the Peach State. Still, two things remain absolutely certain: Georgia families are struggling, and GBPI is resolved in our important work to spotlight […] Read more » medicaid
