Research Associate, Income Sec

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone - regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ZIP code, immigration status, or disability status - has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation's prosperity. CBPP combines rigorous research and analysis, strategic communications, and effective advocacy to shape debates, affect policy, and inform effective implementation both nationally and in states. It works closely with a broad set of national, state, and community organizations to design and advance policies that promote economic justice; improve health; broaden opportunity in areas like housing, health care, employment, and education; and lower structural barriers for people of color and others in communities that continue to face systemic barriers to opportunity. CBPP promotes policies that will build a more equitable nation and fair tax policies that can support these gains over the long term. CBPP also shows the harmful impacts of policies and proposals that would deepen poverty, widen disparities, and worsen health outcomes. The Housing and Income Security team brings together CBPP's housing and income security policy staff to work on improving housing and cash assistance for families with low incomes. The Research Associate, Income Security will work primarily with the Income Security team to promote federal and state policies to provide cash and employment assistance to families with children through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child support, and related programs. This includes a focus on increasing TANF cash benefits, removing barriers that keep families from receiving benefits and child support payments, improving work opportunities, and emphasizing the importance of cash on the short- and long-term outcomes for children and families. The Income Security team works closely with a strong network of state and national partners. The team is committed to lifting up the ways in which TANF and child support programs perpetuate structural racism and reinforce racial stereotypes, and advocating for policy changes to move the programs in an anti-racist dir