Low-Wage Work Publications
Newest Publications
Project Description
Fact Sheet, June 2008
Through the Making “Work Supports” Work project, NCCP aims to promote policies that make work pay—with the goal that all full-time workers should be able to provide for their families and that earning more should always improve a family’s financial bottom line. This project description highlights key findings and points the way toward policy reforms.
Other Publications
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Most Low-Income Parents Are Employed
Fact Sheet, November 2007 -
Child Care in Colorado
Making Care More Affordable for Working Families
Report, November 2007 -
Parents’ Low Education Leads to Low Income, Despite Full-Time Employment
Fact Sheet, November 2007 -
Low-Income Children in the United States
National and State Trend Data, 1996-2006
Report, September 2007 -
The Impact of Work Supports
A Snapshot from Detroit
Fact Sheet, August 2007 -
Struggling Despite Hard Work
Illinois and Chicago
Fact Sheet, April 2007 -
Supporting Work in Illinois
The Challenges Ahead
Report, April 2007 -
Struggling Despite Hard Work
Michigan and Detroit
Fact Sheet, November 2006 -
The New Poor
Regional Trends in Child Poverty Since 2000
Report, August 2006 -
When Work Doesn’t Pay
What Every Policymaker Should Know
Brief, June 2006 -
Parent Employment and the Use of Child Care Subsidies
Brief, June 2006 -
The Racial Gap in Parental Education
Fact Sheet, May 2006 -
On the Edge in the Empire State
New York’s Low-Income Children
Fact Sheet, May 2006 -
Predictors of Child Care Subsidy Use
Brief, January 2006 -
Family Economic (In)Security
A View from the States
Fact Sheet, November 2005 -
Support Working Families
Opinion, October 2005 -
Marriage Not Enough to Guarantee Economic Security
Brief, October 2005 -
Many Children with Married Parents are Low Income
Fact Sheet, October 2005 -
Economic Insecurity
Implications of Federal Budget Proposals for Low-Income Working Families
Brief, April 2005 -
Low-income Families in the District of Columbia
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, February 2005 -
Low-Income Families in Alabama
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, January 2005 -
Low-income Families in Delaware
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, November 2004 -
Low-Income Families in Illinois
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, September 2004 -
State Policy Choices
Child Support
Fact Sheet, September 2004 -
Low-Income Families in Massachusetts
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, September 2004 -
Parental Employment Does Not Guarantee Health Insurance for Children
Fact Sheet, September 2004 -
Low-Income Families in Pennsylvania
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, June 2004 -
State Policy Choices
Supports for Low-Income Working Families
Fact Sheet, May 2004 -
Low-Income Families in Georgia
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, May 2004 -
Low-Income Families in Connecticut
Results from the Family Resource Simulator
Brief, February 2004 -
Debt and Assets Among Low-Income Families
Brief, October 2003 -
Employment Alone is Not Enough for America’s Low-Income Children and Families
Report, August 2003 -
Earned Income Tax Credits
Brief, June 2002 -
Policies That Improve Family Income Matter for Children
Brief, April 2002 -
Patterns and Growth of Child Care Voucher Use by Families Connected with Cash Assistance in Illinois and Maryland
Report, May 1999