A number of the calculations for public assistance programs, taxes, and tax credits in this tool are produced using the Atlanta Fed Policy Rules Database. To learn more, users can go to the Policy Rules Database website and explore the Advancing Careers Initiative .
Other data sets drawn from: USDA SNAP, 2021; HCSUA, 2021; University of Washington Self-Sufficiency Standard for Tennessee, 2021; Housing and Urban Development fair market rates, 2021; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2019; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2020; Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020; US Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines, 2021; US DHHS State Median Income estimates, 2021; IRS, 2021; CPI Inflation calculator.
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