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Pandemic relief spurred record drop in poverty in the U.S.

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats said the American Rescue Plan would cut poverty in the U.S. by a third and cut child poverty in half by the end of this year. Turns out, they were being …

Fri Jul 30, 2021

Evictions, loss of unemployment aid threaten millions while COVID-19 resurges

The next wave of COVID-19 is hitting in every state, but not surging everywhere thanks to effective vaccines. However—and this is a big caveat—a good part of the the country is being swamped by the …

Fri Jul 23, 2021

Biden's rescue plan working: Full fridges, utilities and rent paid, despair lifted

The American Rescue Plan, a new study finds, helped rescue Americans. Using the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, University of Michigan Poverty Solutions scholars have determine just how …

Thu Jun 3, 2021