By Claire Lampen

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The latest stimulus package making its way through Congress contains significant benefits for families, and low-income parents in particular: For at least the next year, and possibly longer if Democrats have their way, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan would allocate parents a monthly check for each of their kids — “a guaranteed income for families with children,” per the New York Times — in addition to a onetime coronavirus relief payment. According to the Center for Law and Social Policy, the provision potentially stands to halve child poverty in the United States.

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