The most recent survey data shows that nearly half — 47 percent — of households reported spending their tax credit payment on food. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.shows that the monthly payments are having a major and immediate impact on millions of households, potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s push to extend the tax credit past the end of this year, when it is set to expire.
Researchers say it is too early to fully understand the latest drop in hunger rates, but it appears to be closely tied to the child tax credit payments. Households with children saw a major decline, while adults in households with no childrenover the same period, with about 6 percent reporting a lack of food sometimes or often.
The government has near real-time data on how households are faring during the pandemic through a tool known as the Household Pulse Survey, which launched in April 2020 to help policymakers understand what was happening in the economy throughout the crisis. Hunger rates, for example, peaked in December, several months after Washington gridlock stalled any further pandemic aid. At that point, more than 18 percent of households with children reported that they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat in the past week. After Congress passed two aid packages, in December and March, which provided two additional rounds of stimulus checks and a 15 percent increase in SNAP benefits, overall hunger rates plummetedThe U.S.
PressSec We urge Congress to support include and add recurring monthly direct stimulus payments in the budget reconciliation for all Americans not just focus on people with kids which is helping and I'm all for
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PressSec 'That's BS They made it up'!
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PressSec Those that were promised $600 Fpuc Aug 2020 but never got anything are in deep financial holes! FIX IT! Monthly stimulus checks is priority for all Americans! We’ve had so much loss from this pandemic! It has to be done to help everyone!
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PressSec That’s what I want to hear, I want to hear what Talib & Omar think of Afghanistan ?
PressSec Takes government forever to report so many numbers and statistics but a month after they send out these checks they know they have slashed hunger?
Yes, there are still some reasons to celebrate. But, the work must continue. Better policies save lives. UniteThePoor nokidhungry PB_Curry FeedingAmerica povertynews FaithPublicLife CCharitiesUSA AMarch4OurLives MethodistGB
PressSec Excellent! 👏👏👏👏👏 but the percentage of senior citizens on Social Security who report not having enough to eat stayed the same.
PressSec Jen is this you?!?
PressSec Enuff said when fake news fnn goes after illegitimate joe....
PressSec yeah right they all went on vacation to Florida
PressSec The same families that get child tax credits who make over $200K?
PressSec What a joke! wait until inflation kicks into high gear. Any credit or perceived gain will be quickly negated
PressSec Mrs pressSec could you see child assistance from my post.
PressSec Well when you don’t have to pay rent and you don’t have to pay child care and you don’t have to pay elder care and you really don’t have to pay for anything it’s easy to afford enough to eat. But now the rest of us who are paying these bills can’t afford to eat
PressSec Somehow I don’t believe this! I feel this is the worst administration, but then again can’t even remember the last time we had a good administration 😩
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PressSec POTUS SecDef ALL WOMEN AND ALL CHILDREN MUST BE TAKEN OUT OF AFGHANISTAN. This will prevent Taliban from making another generation of Fighters. All women All children Asylum NOW MeToo
PressSec Please also push the concept of family committed mother and father it takes 2 parents to raise kids.. It's hard on single family homes think very carefully about having children. Fatherlessness is a huge problem in this country
ExtendUI !!
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But what about the ones who are still hungry?
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PressSec What percentage of these kids have deadbeat fathers?
PressSec Gonna be a lot less to eat once the already happening crop failures intensify
PressSec  U.S. Embassy Kabul USEmbassyKabul We’re hearing additional reports of Taliban executions of surrendering Afghan troops. Deeply disturbing & could constitute war crimes.
PressSec That a great thing to hear, after a year out of school some kids rely on breakfast and lunch and didn't have that, I applaud President Biden and the democrats for helping american children and their families.
Doubtful...
WHCommsDir TAKING A STEP BACK again Since we cant increase SSI SSDI SECTION 8 INCREASE SNAP It has its own fed funding distributed by state If on SSI SSDI SECTION 8 MAKE MIN WAGE of $15 & less ALL PLACED ON SNAP FOR $8.33 a day $250 a month Its the kind thing to do and dropsSNAPfuzzy math
You mean you couldn’t turn this into a “trouble ahead for Democrats” story?
RepSwalwell LOOK ! ! a Cadallac Escalade . . at the FOOD BANK . . LOADING UP ! ! WELFARE PAYS PRETTY GOOD ! no wonder they're food insecure . . what with FREE MEALS at school . there is enough left for a NEW CAR. but DISABILITY says my 40 year old chevy is worth to much CLAIM DENIED
PressSec DROP BOMBS on the TALIBAN and win the midterms ..... but like today!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The gap between rich and poor is an existential danger to humanity History has taught that poverty and inequality are a breeding ground for populism, nationalism, racism, fascism and revolution
RepSwalwell I Still Have The Feeling If It Was You You're Partner Or Friend's That Got Attacked Things Would Have Gone Totally Different Than Spit On And Given The Finger . RepSwalwell ericswalwell
RepSwalwell RepSwalwell ericswalwell Has Also Failed California Women Victims Of Violence And Justice For All Miserably After We Were Attacked By A Violent Known Domestic Abuser Felon In His California District Without Our Weapon. We Won't Be Fooled Again.
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Yeah just keep a laser focus on those with kids because to hell with the rest of us.
PressSec For how long Comrade , instead of having them work? Bejing wants them keyboarding and Captain Planet what ever he does wants them to make solar panels? You people are comical!
This is absolutely good news.
PressSec Which of course has been wiped out thanks to the inflation your responsible for
The percentage of Republicans who voted for this: ZERO
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Maybe: parents who are struggling hard, used the money for food (or gas, etc.), while parents who *aren’t* struggling used it for other stuff? Both can be true at the same time. I got the credit and it’s still in the bank, probably gonna use it for Christmas presents.
FAKE NEWS WE MEED HRLELP FIR ALL AMERICANS SSI FOLKS WITH NO KIDS COUPLES. WITH OUT KIDS..SINGLE PEOPLE THAT ARE HURTING CANT GET TO WORK BECAUSE WE HAVE NO HELP FROM JOE BIDEN AND DEM AND REP ITS NOT RIGHT THAT WE PEOPME WITH OUT KIDS DON T GET NO HELP FROM OUR GOV
THAT $1400 WENT IN A WEEK MY RENT A 1,035 ..PEOPLE NEED MORE HELP NOT JUST PEOPLE WITH KIDS..COUPLES ..SINGLE. PEOPLE SSI PEOPLE LIVE ON ONmE INCOME.. NEED MORE HELP..IN JOE ADMINISTRATION. ..WE NEED( IT ..IN THE WEAHTY'S COUTRY ..SPEAK UP AMERICAN'S WE FOUGHT FOR U FIGHT FOR US
Socialism working for children and families (who need help, irrespective of political affiliations) GOP MAGA
Politics are just a game in most of your coverage and yet
Remember, every single Republican in Congress voted against us.
solving a lack of cash with... cash
Thank you POTUS VP ElectionsMatter
HC_Richardson See how dangerous socialism is! 🤪 /S
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What a bunch of bull shit! They don’t pay their rent ! But now can feed the poor children , after car payment new car and vacation money used
It’s important but good legislation like this comes to an abrupt end if you can’t get on votingrights right now!
Help Americans children's more important then ever
lifesafeast Wait ... responsible parents used extra money to buy food for their kids? This is not the America I know! 🙃
PressSec Hooray! endallhunger
Thank you POTUS VP SenateDems and HouseDemocrats for the child tax credit payments helping feed millions of children. Well done! 👏
Hope TheDemocrats DNC will wisely message this during the midterms and move some voters to key races. We need to retain the House.
And we can think the Democrats for this cause every single Republican thought it was ok for kids to go hungry.
how do you know this?
POTUS thank you!
That is GOOD news. Thank you POTUS VP HouseDemocrats SenateDems
Yo SteveDaines feel bad for not supporting this? I know how much you allegedly care about precious human life.
Thanks Biden!
trickle tf up!
Still waiting for Biden's critics on the left to explain why this is not a really great thing.
Only Republicans would see this as a negative
PressSec How many people got new tattoos, iPhones, sneakers and weed with the money?
Thanks you Democrats
PressSec Wonderful! No child in this country should be hungry.
Imagine that - people have some money - they can buy groceries. It makes the case for a guaranteed baseline income.
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