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Expanded safety-net drives sharp drop in Child poverty (www.nytimes.com)

Child poverty fell by 59 percent from 1993 to 2019, according to a new analysis

With little public notice and accelerating speed, child poverty fell by 59 percent from 1993 to 2019, according to a comprehensive new analysis that shows the critical role of increased government aid.

The Downward Trajectory of Child Poverty

Millions fewer children are considered poor today than were a quarter-century ago, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure, a rate calculated by the Census Bureau that best takes government aid into account.

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