According to new data released Thursday by Columbia University, there was a 41 percent increase in child poverty between December and January as millions of families stopped receiving the extra $300 per month.
Nearly 4 million American children fell into poverty in the month of January, due to the expiration of the expanded child tax credit at the end of last year.released Thursday by Columbia University, there was a 41 percent increase in child poverty between December and January, as millions of families stopped receiving the extra $300 per month. The Columbia release noted that “Latino and Black children experienced the largest percentage-point increases in poverty.
Parents and their children participate in a demonstration organized by the ParentsTogether Foundation in support of the child tax credit portion of the Build Back Better bill outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2021.
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