Child poverty more than doubled in U.S. after expanded tax credits, stimulus checks ended
CNBC· 1 week agoChild poverty more than doubled in the U.S. last year after financial assistance that supported families during the earlier days of the Covid-19 pandemic expired, the U.S. Census Bureau said ...
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Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Starbucks app functions...for the Journal of Service Research in 2020, tips at two fresh-made...
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Biden’s ambitious efforts to strengthen the social safety net are fraying
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U.S. poverty spiked in 2022, reversing gains, Census Bureau data shows
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 week agoU.S. poverty spiked last year, with child poverty more than doubling, the U.S. Census Bureau...
Social Security COLA increase could be around 3.2% in 2024, based on latest data
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Minnesota household income still declining, more families are in need
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 1 week agoLingering pandemic-related issues are still influencing Minnesotans' finances, causing household income to fall and poverty to rise. Recent data from the American Community ...
Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 week agoJaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. Child poverty in the United States ...