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“We should choose to protect Connecticut families from housing insecurity”
The CT Mirror
(2021)
Abstract
A recent report from the Urban Institute projected that poverty among American families would fall by half this year. Child poverty is expected to drop to 5.6 percent , a decline of 61 percent from 2018 levels. According to the analysts, these drops in poverty are due to increases in federal funding for safety net programs during the pandemic, most notably the stimulus checks, unemployment insurance, and expanded SNAP benefits. Other antipoverty strategies not included in the Urban Institute’s calculations include funding that targeted housing insecurity, specifically, nationwide eviction moratoriums, funding from FEMA to provide shelter for unhoused people in hotels, and federal emergency rental assistance.
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Publication Date
August 26, 2021
Publisher Statement
Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, 1A, 2A.
Citation Information
Lewis, P. (2021, August, 26 ). “We should choose to protect Connecticut families from housing insecurity”.
CT Mirror. https://ctmirror.org/category/ct-viewpoints/we-should-choose-to-protectconnecticut-families-from-housing-insecurity-patricia/