Sentences with phrase «low income people by»

I am not talking about serving low income people by offering affordable, low quality housing.

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Furthermore, the CBO expects the Senate's health bill to substantially raise Americans» out - of - pocket medical costs by slashing Obamacare's mandated benefits and rolling back assistance to poorer and sicker people, as well as discouraging some low - income Americans from buying insurance in the first place (the BCRA would nix Obamacare's requirement that people carry coverage or pay a fine).

To help keep some middle and lower income people from being hit by the AMT, Congress has enacted temporary relief during each of the past several years by passing what's called a patch.

«The other two benefits would first of all be to low - income people, whose mobility would be improved, giving them access to jobs, health facilities and so on by removing financial constraints,» he added.

If an entrepreneur charges a $ 1 million personal expense to a C - corp, it would lower the C - corp's taxable income by that amount, and deprive the Treasury of $ 300,000 that the business person should have paid by reporting the perk as personal income.

It also made coverage more affordable to low - income people by offering income - based subsidies.

A recent Commonwealth Fund study co-authored by Collins looked at how much low - income people, who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid if their state had expanded the program, would pay in premiums and out - of - pocket health costs if they enrolled in «silver» Obamacare plans and if they were «medium» users of health care.

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of color.

's mission is to enhance the Seattle community by creating and sustaining decent, safe and affordable living environments that foster stability and self - sufficiency for people with low incomes.

Corporate income tax revenues were higher than expectedin 2012 - 13 and are expected to continue to be higher than originally projected in their April 2013 Economic and Fiscal Outlook The lower EI benefits «are driven by a lower expected number of regular beneficiaries to unemployed persons», or in layman's terms, fewer people are claiming benefits than those claiming to be unemployed.

The Saskatchewan Rental Housing Supplement designed to help low income families and people with disabilities pay their rent will be replaced by a program co-developed with the federal government slated for implementation in 2020.

Do you mean to say that the Liberals have irreversibly alieanated «the little people» (by which I assume you mean lower income and marginalised groups)?

Specific policies include the 30 - 50 Plan to Fight Poverty, which is committed to reducing the number of people living below the poverty line by 30 percent and the number of children by 50 percent; an Affordable Housing Plan; pursing the long - term goal of a national high - quality, universal, community - based, early education and child care system; increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement by $ 600 per year for low - income seniors; and creating a new relationship with Canada's First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, including re-instating the Kelowna AIncome Supplement by $ 600 per year for low - income seniors; and creating a new relationship with Canada's First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, including re-instating the Kelowna Aincome seniors; and creating a new relationship with Canada's First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, including re-instating the Kelowna Accord.

According to research by economist David Macdonald of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, they also benefit well - off people far more than the middle class or low - income people.

This is a pretty terrific article by Matt Lewis about the struggles of people at the lower end of the income distribution and how bad decisions in one's teens and twenties cause more long - term harm for those whose families have the least.

It was frustrating to see an idea that was so obviously pro-life and pro-family get lampooned by the very people who say they want millions of low - income women to have millions more babies.

Some of you are probably incensed at the systemic injustice that has allowed the absurdly wealthy to accumulate riches while people with lower incomes struggle to get by.

In São Paulo I visited a magnificent health clinic for low - income people that was sponsored by a Pentecostal church, and I visited another congregation that sends out 12 buses every night filled with members who offer soup and blankets to people living on the streets.

We were never in danger of getting hit by the new 50p top rate of income tax, and I don't remember MPs» staff getting their moats cleaned on expenses, yet IPSA has nonetheless inflicted an effective pay cut on people who were already on relatively low pay.

Mostly they could justify these sums by stressing that they wanted the best people for important missions, but that would have made little sense to many of their donors, on low incomes, who had given some of their hard - earned income on a charitable instinct, only to find that the money was funding a salary they would never come close to achieving themselves.

We're trying to sort it out in a way which is as fair and as progessive as possible and doesn't discourage people, particularly from low - income backgrounds, from aspiring to go to university in the first place because they're so intimidated by the legacy of debt that they presently get when they graduate from university.»

«As Liberal Democrats we want to radically rebalance the tax system, cutting taxes for people on low and middle incomes which we will pay for by cutting reliefs and closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthiest.»

The lower income person is at fault and doesn't have insurance and thus is bankrupted by paying for repairs on the Ferrari.

Based on Office for Budget Responsibility and ONS assumptions, though GDP per person is assumed to grow by 32 % over the period, the living standards for low - and middle - income households are projected to stagnate with real disposable incomes growing by just 2 % and 9 % respectively, it is also claimed.

The party, which plans to raise the money by closing loopholes available to the wealthy and polluters, says the policy would take 3.6 million low earners out of income tax altogether and save most people # 700.

Of course there are technical differences between NI and income tax (the way it affects the self - employed, or isn't paid by pensioners, or is paid by people on lower pay than income tax is) and in theory they could contribute to the difference.

He said it would require strict oversight by the state banking superintendent, who would set the top loan rate, and would give lower - income people access to credit on better terms than many credit cards or rent - to - own stores offer.

Under the governor's budget proposal, two of the top items on his wish list — covering state college tuition for hundreds of thousands of low - and middle - income New Yorkers, and a package of tax cuts aimed at the middle class — would be made possible in part by a three - year extension of a higher tax on people who make more than $ 1 million a year, another policy favored by liberals.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz represents portions of the Bronx, which he said includes a large number of low - income people who will be unfairly burdened by the deal.

«Liberal Democrats are already taking action to help the lowest paid, by ensuring that over a million working people in Wales are now paying # 850 less in Income Tax than they were under the last Labour Government.

«Xenophobic attacks are generated because people feel their income and jobs are being taken away by people who have come from other places who are accepting low pay for what they could do.

The # 17 billion tax switch is said by the party to put an average of # 700 into the pockets of millions of people on low and middle incomes by raising the personal allowance to # 10,000.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

This mismatch must partly be explained by the fact that many voters also think, according to Policy Exchange's YouGov polling, that the Conservative Party chiefly represents rich people, businesspeople and people on middle incomes, while they believe Labour represents those on low incomes, trade unionists and people on benefits.

ALBANY — Providing legal services for low - income New Yorkers in civil cases boosts the economy by speeding court dockets, keeping people in their homes and ensuring they get the federal...

The original aim of universal credit (UC)-- to encourage people to work more hours by letting them keep more of their low wage top - ups as their income rises — has been watered down so much that it risks failing to achieve its original purpose, according to the Resolution thinktank.

The commission recommended putting luggage carts, dry cleaning, Broadway shows and movies back under the sales tax, and reducing it by expanding credits that favor low - income people.

ALBANY — Providing legal services for low - income New Yorkers in civil cases boosts the economy by speeding court dockets, keeping people in their homes and ensuring they get the federal benefits they're due, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Tuesday.

No one knows the contamination levels of the 30,000 people in Newburgh, which has a largely minority and low - income population, because widespread blood testing has not been conducted, as it has in Hoosick Falls and another town affected by PFOA pollution, Petersburgh.

Displacement and replacement of low - income and people of color by whiter and wealthier residents,» she added.

Housing benefit cuts in April will particularly impact on pensioners, families on low incomes, disabled people (many already traumatised by Atos assessments of their alleged capability for work), the long - term sick, -LSB-...]

Southern Tier CA$ H (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) is an IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, led by Arbor Housing and Development, offering free tax help for low - to - moderate income families and individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax reIncome Tax Assistance (VITA) program, led by Arbor Housing and Development, offering free tax help for low - to - moderate income families and individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax reincome families and individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

Compared with the current system, the Browne report would halve monthly repayments for people on median incomes (and cut them by even more for those on lower than median incomes).

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Spending for Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income, by Program (excluding programs for veterans): FY2008 - FY2011, including ARRA

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is advising people that if they miss the 2016/17 paper tax return deadline of 31 October 2017 they can avoid late filing penalties by submitting their return online by 31 January 2018.

Removing this unfair tax and replacing it with a fair local income tax will massively shift the tax burden away from the poor - and take many people on the lowest incomes out of tax altogether - those who don't pay income tax but are hit by the council tax.

Labour and Liberal Democrats divide evenly over support for low - paid people, while those Tories who take sides divide by two - to - one in favour of cutting taxes and paying less in income support, tax credits and housing benefit.

First, there have been significant increases both in the extent of low - paid work as well as the number of people moving from low benefit income into low - paid jobs and being parked there; second, cuts have been imposed upon benefits and tax credits claimed by this same group of low - paid workers»

Childless people and early retirees on low incomes were the worst affected by the move.