NC Women United believes that all North Carolinians should have access to affordable housing and fair and livable wages.

Therefore, NCWU supports increased funding for the NC Housing Trust Fund, an increase in the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit, and paid sick days for all workers.

Increase the Earned Income Tax Credit: Last year, North Carolina joined the twenty three other states that currently provide a refundable state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). While the victory was important, the state EITC was set at 3.5% of the federal EITC. More help is needed for North Carolina’s low- and moderate income working families. A 5% state EITC would circulate $68.8 million to households in all 100 counties, a $20.6 million increase above the original credit.

Guarantee Paid Sick Days: In today’s economy, the majority of parents must juggle work and family.  It is a necessity for them to be able to take a reasonable amount of sick days to care for their sick or injured child or parent. But there is no state or federal law that guarantees a minimum of paid sick days for North Carolina workers.