Record Rise in Poverty Highlights Importance of Child Tax Credit; Health Coverage Marks a High Point Before Pandemic Safeguards Ended – CBPP

“The number of people with incomes below the poverty line in 2022 rose a sobering 15.3 million, today’s Census data show, reflecting the expiration of pandemic relief programs including the expanded Child Tax Credit. The poverty rate for children more than doubled from a historic low of 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022, erasing all of the record gains made against child poverty over the previous two years.”

Congress’ failure to reup expanded child tax credit displays longtime favoritism toward higher income – CCSE

Op-ed: The case for renewing the expanded child tax credit – Richmond Times-Dispatch

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