The Policy Wizard creates custom tables with information about state and federal policies that assist low-income families and children.
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Earnings limit for a single-parent family of 3
Federal restrictions on lawful permanent residents' (LPRs) access to benefits
Provider payment rates at least 75th percentile of market rate
Co-payment as percent of income for family of 3 at 150% FPL, 1 child in care
Providers prohibited from charging additional fees
Number of recipients (families)
Number of recipients (children)
All eligible families who applied were served
Total spending (state and federal)
Federal eligibility and benefits
State provisions for unpaid leave that are more generous than federal
State provisions for paid leave
Income limit for family with 1 qualifying child
Income limit for family with 2 or more qualifying children
Refundable credit available
Benefit structure
Max benefit for family with 1 qualifying child
Max benefit for family with 2 or more qualifying children
Income limit for 1-parent family with 1 qualifying child
Income limit for 1-parent family with 2 or more qualifying children
Number of recipients (tax filers)
Total spending (federal)
Net income limit for family of 3
Gross income limit for family of 3
Asset limit
Treatment of vehicles in asset test
Legal immigrants eligible for state-funded benefits when barred from federal
Monthly maximum benefit for family of 3
Annual maximum benefit for family of 3
Number of recipients (households w/ children)
Monthly average benefit
Income tax threshold for single-parent family of 3
Income tax threshold for two-parent family of 4
Income tax burden for single-parent family of 3 at 100% FPL
Income tax burden for two-parent family of 4 at 100% FPL
State minimum wage is above the federal rate ($5.85)
Indexed to inflation
Medicaid income eligibility limit for children under 1 year in family of 3
Medicaid income eligibility limit for children ages 1-5 in family of 3
Medicaid income eligibility limit for children ages 6-19 in family of 3
SCHIP (separate program) income eligibility for children in family of 3
Assets disregarded for Medicaid eligibility
Assets disregarded for SCHIP (separate program) eligibility
Premium for family of 3 with 2 children at 151% FPL
Premium for family of 3 with 2 children at 200% FPL
Number of children in Medicaid (including Medicaid SCHIP)
Number of children in Medicaid SCHIP
Number of children in separate SCHIP
Percent of children without health insurance coverage
Percent of low-income children without health insurance coverage
Total spending on children in Medicaid (state and federal)
Total spending in Medicaid SCHIP (state and federal)
Total spending in separate SCHIP (state and federal)
Applicant earnings limit for single parent with 2 children
Parents eligible up to same limit as children, single parent with 2 children
Assets disregarded for eligibility determination
Two-parent families eligible on same basis as one-parent families
Legal immigrants otherwise barred from benefits eligible for prenatal care
Number of recipients (adults)
Percent of adults without health insurance coverage
Applicant income limit
Recipient income limit
Housing payment standard
Family rent burden
Total spending on all households (federal)
Income eligibility rules same as for federal credit
Child care expenses eligible by same rules as federal credit
Income eligibility rules same as federal EITC
Percent of federal EITC
Applicant asset limit
Recipient asset limit
Earned income disregard for benefit calculation
Lifetime time limit
Benefits continue to children after reaching lifetime time limit
Marriage incentives provided
First sanction
Maximum sanction
Min earnings in 1-year base period for min weekly benefit
Min earnings in high quarter for min weekly benefit
Min earnings in 1-year base period for max total benefit
Min earnings in high quarter for max total benefit
State counts most recent earnings when determining eligibility
State has general provision recognizing "good cause" for quitting work
Eligible if seeking part-time work
Minimum weekly benefit (no dependents)
Max weekly benefit (no dependents)
Additional dependent allowance provided
Weekly benefit amount is indexed to average weekly wage
Number of first payments
Recipiency rate
Total spending on benefits (state)
Average weekly benefit
Average total benefit
Replacement rate
Average number of weeks received
Average potential duration of benefits
