Estimates of monthly poverty rates during the pandemic highlight the benefit of annual Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments for children and working-age adults. They also illustrate how stimulus and expanded unemployment payments reduced financial hardships, particularly for children.

Estimates of monthly poverty rates during the pandemic highlight the benefit of annual Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments for children and working-age adults. They also illustrate how stimulus and expanded unemployment payments reduced financial hardships, particularly for children.

9 of the 12 Southern states had among the highest pediatric Covid case rates in the nation, with 2 Southern states not reporting data on children. Researchers found that counties without school mask requirements were more than 3 times as likely to have Covid outbreaks than those with mask requirements.

With the reopening of in-person schools nationwide, many were hoping that parents would be able to pivot back to the workforce. However, child care disruptions continue to leave families with children under 5 in a lurch. The common thread behind closures is a mismatch between what families can afford to pay for child care versus what constitutes a competitive, livable wage for qualified workers.