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Savings

Is Build Back Better the Start of a Benefits Reset for Workers?

After months of negotiations, the House seems poised to pass the bill by Thanksgiving.

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Introducing the Housing Policy Matchmaker: A Diagnostic Tool for Local Officials

This new tool helps local leaders solve housing problems faced by members of their communities.

Moving from Experimentation to the Mainstream: Policy Options to Automate Workplace Emergency Savings

In this brief we seek to illuminate policymakers’ opportunities to help make emergency savings both automatic and inclusive.

Emergency Savings Protected Retirement Savings During Covid, But Emergency Savings Gaps Prevent Everyone From Having That Protection

An emergency savings balance serves as a cushion, limiting the need for households to dip into their retirement savings.

Eight Truths about Savings and Four Principles for Inclusion

The brief identifies the key barriers to regularly saving and accumulating funds and explores the characteristics of inclusive savings solutions.

The State of Financial Security 2020: A Framework for Recovery and Resilience

Aspen FSP presents a new framework for understanding and addressing the challenges of household financial insecurity.

The Dynamism of Short-Term Savings

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Introduction of Securing a Strong Retirement Act Indicates Momentum Toward a More Inclusive Savings System

On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020.

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The Cycle of Savings: What we Gain when We Understand Savings as a Dynamic Process

The importance of the ongoing act of building, using, and replenishing savings – or “the cycle of savings”-allows people to protect themselves.

Stress Test: People, Technology, and the Safety Net In Response To Covid-19