A sobering report, released today, sheds light on how the end of social policies from the pandemic era has affected New York City’s children. This means that nearly 420,000 kids will be living in poverty in America’s biggest city by 2022. That’s up from 260,000 children in 2021, marking a 66 percent increase.
[[{“value”:”According to a disturbing report released today that sheds light on the effects of the end of pandemic-era cultural policies, one in four children in New York City live in poverty.
According to the report, which was published by Robin Hood, an anti-poverty organization, and the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University’s School of Social Work, this translates to roughly 420, 000 children living in poverty in the largest city in America as of 2022, up from 260,000 in 2021. The statistics for adults are only marginally much: in 2021, there were 1.2 million adults living in poverty, down from about 23 percent, or more than 1.5 million, in New York. This puts New York City’s poverty rate at roughly twice the national average, as Robin Hood points out. Women and men in New York are also more likely than Latino, Asian, and Black people to live in poverty, because are trends that even reflect the country’s landscape.
Government assistance and tax breaks from the pandemic era have been suspended, which has led to a sharp rise in poverty rates. In response to Covid, the US increased unemployment benefits, increased rental and childcare assistance, expanded the Child Tax Credit, and actually sent specific households direct payments as part of the American Rescue Plan. The outcomes were noteworthy. The adult poverty rate in New York City decreased by 45 percent in 2021, and the rate of child poverty decreased shockingly by 68 percent.
These policies helped children all over the country; from 10 % nationwide in 2020 to 5 % the following year, child poverty was reduced by half. However, as my colleague Inae Oh noted at the time, child poverty more than doubled by 2022, surpassing its pre-pandemic rate to reach 12 percent.
The experts who put up the new report criticized politicians for putting politics ahead of the welfare of underprivileged New Yorkers.
We are aware that millions of people can escape poverty and hardship with the help of fully recoverable tax credits, housing vouchers, and child care subsidies. However, according to a statement from Robin Hood CEO Richard Buery Jr., we lack the will to maintain these policies.
Christopher Wimer, director of Columbia’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy, added,” We know what works. It really comes down to doing it.”
However, politicians are not the only ones who have the authority to combat poverty, as Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond told my coworker Mike Mechanic next year.
In a nutshell, poverty endures because many of us gain from it, Desmond said. ” We like it, we permit it,” says the author. We design a welfare state that does little more to subsidize wealth than to alleviate poverty, which is why poverty persists due to the persistent exploitation of the weak in the labor, housing, and financial markets. And we still support segregation. We keep erecting barriers around our wealthy communities to keep people out of the opportunity within.”}]] According to a disturbing report released today that sheds light on the effects of the end of pandemic-era social policies, one in four children in New York City live in poverty. As of 2022, there will be virtually 420 000 children living in poverty in America’s largest city, an increase of 66 from 260, 000 in 2021.
A sobering report, released today, sheds light on how the end of social policies from the pandemic era has affected New York City’s children. This means that nearly 420,000 kids will be living in poverty in America’s biggest city by 2022. That’s up from 260,000 children in 2021, marking a 66 percent increase.
A recent report found that 25% of children in New York City are living in poverty. Anthony Behar, who is a photographer, taken the photo. Combat misinformation: Join the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter to stay informed about relevant news. A recent report reveals that one out of four children in New York City live in poverty, highlighting the effects of the termination of pandemic-related social programs. Nearly 420,000 children are now experiencing poverty in the country’s largest city in 2022, up from 260,000 in 2021—a 205 percent increase. The report was published by Robin Hood, an anti-poverty organization, and the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University’s School of Social Work. Approximately 23 percent of adults in New York, which is over 1.5 million people, are living in poverty, which is a slight improvement from the 18 percent, or about 1.2 million adults, in 2021. According to Robin Hood, this means that New York City’s poverty rate is approximately twice as high as the national average. Latinos, Asians, and Black residents of New York City are more prone to living in poverty compared to white residents, as are women when compared to men. These patterns also reflect the situation across the country. The significant rise in poverty rates follows the end of government assistance and tax credits implemented during the pandemic. The US government took steps to provide financial support in light of Covid by increasing the Child Tax Credit, enhancing unemployment benefits, offering rental and childcare assistance, and distributing direct payments to eligible households through the American Rescue Plan. The findings were substantial.
