The share of children in poverty fell by nearly half last year, thanks mainly to the enhanced child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Some 5.2% of children were in poverty ...

Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to ...

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