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Individual Taxes

Using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Data in Earned Income Tax Credit Administration

The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the most effective antipoverty program targeted to working-age households, delivering $60 annually. Critics note a relatively high error rate – with errors often stemming from complicated rules about who counts as a “qualifying child”. We analyze data from...

September 30, 2015
Elaine MaagMike PergamitDevlin HansonCaroline RatcliffeSara EdelsteinSarah Minton
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Individual Taxes

Pilot Project to Assess Validation of EITC Eligibility with State Data

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) annually delivers over $60 billion to low-income working families. The Office of Management and Budget identifies the EITC as having the highest improper payment rate among 13 high error programs. We explore whether state SNAP and TANF administrative data can...

June 3, 2015
Mike PergamitElaine MaagDevlin HansonCaroline RatcliffeSara EdelsteinSarah Minton
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State and Local Issues

Examples of Promising Practices for Integrating and Coordinating Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act

States and non-profit organizations have used three approaches to successfully integrate enrollment and retention of health and human services programs:

1. Streamlining one program's eligibility determination based on data from other programs. This approach has helped uninsured...

September 14, 2014
Sarah Minton