Post by the Scribe on Sept 13, 2022 20:56:07 GMT
[font face="comic sans ms"]2021 saw the child poverty rate drop to a record low, and fewer people were uninsured
September 13, 20224:46 PM ET
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Selena Simmons-Duffin
SELENA SIMMONS-DUFFIN
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The child poverty rate fell to a new low in 2021, Census Bureau data reports. The number of people without health insurance also fell, largely due to federal money and support during the pandemic.[/font]
September 13, 20224:46 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
Selena Simmons-Duffin
SELENA SIMMONS-DUFFIN
5-Minute Listen ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2022/09/20220913_atc_the_temporary_child_tax_credit_helped_push_the_child_poverty_rate_to_a_historic_low.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1017&d=338&p=2&story=1122796536&dl=1&sc=siteplayer&size=5418885&dl=1&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer
The child poverty rate fell to a new low in 2021, Census Bureau data reports. The number of people without health insurance also fell, largely due to federal money and support during the pandemic.[/font]