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The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.
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A severe drought, now in its second year, has dramatically worsened the already desperate situation in the country with an economy in freefall following the Taliban takeover in August.
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Many of the women who couldn't get an abortion said they wanted to end their pregnancies because they couldn't financially support a child.
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In a speech to a group of world leaders gathered in Paris, Harris focused on inequality, saying the Biden administration's plans will help bridge economic gaps in America.
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Jackson is the state capital, but it wrestles with poverty, infrastructural problems, including water issues, and a conservative state government.
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Relief payments moved 11.7 million people from poverty in 2020, according to new Census Bureau data.
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An Annie E. Casey Foundation report found that Oklahoma ranks in the bottom 10 for health and well-being of its children. The results of the foundation's KIDS COUNT data book relies on pre-pandemic statistics.
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Lawmakers are weighing a proposal to give families with kids a monthly cash benefit to help ease the lifelong pull of poverty. Experts say it could cut U.S. child poverty nearly in half.
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Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
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The president wants to expand the federal child tax credit for lower-income households. "In one fell swoop, it'll essentially lower the child poverty rate by more than 40%," says analyst Chuck Marr.