IRI is conducting a survey of New York community-based organizations to help determine funding needs to ensure a complete and accurate count in the 2030 census.
New York stands to protect $186 billion in census-guided federal funding by investing $30 million now to ensure an accurate 2030 Census count that supports fair representation, strong communities, and…
Immigrants contribute billions in federal, state and local taxes- including to programs like Social Security and Medicare- yet many remain excluded from the very benefits their contributions help sustain.
A data-driven analysis showing how the proposed Working Families Tax Credit would provide a larger, more permanent, and more inclusive financial benefit for New York families than the temporary expansion…
IRI’s four years of research on immigrants’ experiences with Medicaid enrollment highlights the barriers many immigrants face in accessing health coverage, including language and documentation challenges, discrimination and difficulties navigating…
Advocates and legislators in New York State are currently considering the widest-ranging program in the country to fill key gaps in its unemployment insurance system: the Unemployment Bridge Program. The…
Response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession spurred a wave of policy innovation around the country. The pandemic revealed weak spots in our social safety net, and governments scrambled to…
Implementation of the Excluded Worker Fund went smoothly and reached 130,000 New Yorkers. Read about lessons for other states…and reasons to replenish the fund.