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Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 – here's how it could have been even lower

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Adjunct Professor of Economics, The New School
Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 – here's how it could have been even lowerGovernment benefits can reduce child poverty.DBenitostock/Moment via Getty Images, CC BY-NC-ND

The U.S. government will likely report in September 2022 that for 2021 its most accurate measure of child poverty was the lowest on record. This was due, in large part, to generous government benefits. Our research suggests child poverty in 2021 would...

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