Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows
By Jennifer Ludden, NPR
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When the tax credit ended, surveys found many parents had trouble paying bills and covering basic expenses like rent and groceries. Jackson, who lobbies for foster parents, says she’s been doing OK. With inflation driving up prices, though, she feels worse off in some ways than at the height of the pandemic.
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Source URL: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/12/1198923453/child-poverty-child-tax-credi-pandemic-aid-census-data
