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Coverage dated February 17, 2022

3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says

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In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.

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  1. Delaware Public Media

    3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.

  2. Truthout

    Child Poverty Increased by 41 Percent After Monthly Tax Credits Expired (opens Truthout)

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    More than one in six children now live in poverty, versus one in eight children in December.

  3. The Hill

    Child poverty rose by 3.7 million after expanded child tax credit expired: study (opens The Hill)

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    Almost 4 million American children fell into poverty last month after the expanded child tax credit (CTC) expired, according to a study released Thursday by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University.

  4. KRDO

    Study shows 3.7 million more kids in poverty after monthly Child Tax Credit payments stop (opens KRDO)

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Early research from Columbia University shows the monthly child poverty rate increased from 12.1 percent in December 2021 to 17 percent in January 2022, after the Child Tax Credit expired in December.

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