holy moly, child poverty rate rose from all-time low of 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% (!!!) in 2022, reflecting end of temporary child allowance and other programs.
changes in child poverty by race/ethnicity. To be clear this is the supplemental poverty measure (SPM), which takes into account taxes/govt benefits.
Census announces SPM child poverty rate of 12.4% in 2022. Context: from 1967 to 2021, the largest year-over-year increase in SPM child poverty rate was 10.7% (or 2.1 pp, 1980-1981). We now easily have a record increase in child poverty: a 139% increase (or 7.2 pp) from 2021-2022.
@GutturalDemocraticGreen8mos8MO
Not only that, but in 2019 we had the lowest poverty rate on record.
Now folks can barely afford food and gas.
Things have changed
@SolemnDirectGreen8mos8MO
Should have kept the expanded child tax credit. Too bad.
@GutturalDemocraticGreen8mos8MO
Perhaps if they had means-tested it there would have been more funds to last longer
@SolemnDirectGreen8mos8MO
They do means test it. Republicans were against he expanded tax credit…and essentially raised taxes on the poor and lower class.
@LegislativeTrinity8mos8MO
THE ECONOMY IS BOOMING WHY ARE PEOPLE MAD
@BlueStateCockatooGreen8mos8MO
So parents weren't using that money for drugs and other things and actually using it down their kids. Opposite of what republicans expected
@BoredParliament8mos8MO
How to REALLY end child poverty?
More government aid.
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