An alternative approach to measuring poverty detected a decline in 2021, amid a surge in government support for low-income families.
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Despite a series of federal measures requiring greater efforts to preserve family unity, many policies make life harder for people swept up in the system.
When states reduce barriers for low-income children to get coverage, their mothers are more likely to be married and less likely to smoke.
This important benefit does more than just help parents in terms of dollars and cents.
A food policy expert explains how school lunches changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s wrong with going back to the normal system now.
Social scientists determined that body mass index growth declined for children of low-income parents in states that had expanded their Medicaid programs.
Proponents of using the child tax credit to alleviate poverty need to reach an agreement with those who insist that it must encourage low-income parents to work.
Government support programs like CERB and EI provide a safety net. During COVID-19, sex workers accessed various financial support — future policy needs to address the rights and security of sex workers.
Long-term increases like this are unusual. So is the fact that this increased governmental generosity began with a measure approved by Congress when Republicans held majorities in both chambers.
The latest figures offer new evidence that a K-shaped recovery is following the coronavirus recession – which hit the lowest-paid workers the hardest.
Early estimates US poverty rate estimates indicate that policies intended to soften the blow of economic upheaval made a big difference.
An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.
Experts explain the significance of this new ‘allowance.’
Starting in July 2021, most US families will get monthly payments from the IRS of either $250 or $300 per child under 18.
Polls have consistently found robust support for this benefit, with a growing share of the public approving of paid time off for dads.
If the plan is fully phased in as proposed, workers could get up to $4,000 a month for a total of 12 weeks in paid leave to care for a newborn, another loved one or themselves within 10 years.
Many studies conducted in recent years tie lower poverty rates for children to better health and higher pay when they grow up.
For middle-class and wealthy families, securing government aid tends to be free of hassles. For low-income families, the process is often stigmatizing and the benefits meager.
This infusion of funds will help struggling child care providers and support parents who have to exit the workforce to care for their kids.
Even when the economy is strong, these young adults face economic hardship.
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Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Senior Counsellor and Professor Emeritus of Practice in Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of California, Berkeley
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Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, and an Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Agriculture and Human Sciences, North Carolina State University
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Northeastern University
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Assistant Professor of Government, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego
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Professor of Education and Social Policy; Director of the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis
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Professor of Law, University of Tennessee
