News Archive

2024
- Jan 15, 2024 Columbia China Center finds that racial discrimination intensified while the pandemic subsided Jan 15, 2024
2023
- Nov 15, 2023 As New Yorkers struggle to afford food, they face compounding hardships and health challenges Nov 15, 2023
- Jul 6, 2023 CPSP researchers highlight poverty spike among new mothers and show how a ‘birth grant’ can help Jul 6, 2023
- Jun 14, 2023 Researchers find global public spending on children is “too little, and too late” Jun 14, 2023
- May 30, 2023 Food assistance can disrupt intergenerational poverty: New CPSP analysis featured in Washington Center for Equitable Growth series on US inequality and mobility May 30, 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 (Re)Drawing the Line: A Case for Updating the Poverty Measure Mar 29, 2023
- Mar 1, 2023 How did the anti-poverty impact of the Child Tax Credit vary by state? New analysis featured in Brookings-Hamilton Project series on US child poverty Mar 1, 2023
- Feb 13, 2023 Government initiatives cut child poverty in New York City in 2021, but many policies are no longer in effect Feb 13, 2023
2022
- Nov 22, 2022 Food pantries represent a critical lifeline for non-citizen New Yorkers Nov 22, 2022
- Nov 16, 2022 State Child Tax Credits have potential to cut child poverty Nov 16, 2022
- Nov 15, 2022 One Year On: What we know about the expanded Child Tax Credit Nov 15, 2022
- Sep 23, 2022 Child allowances are a winning investment Sep 23, 2022
- Aug 26, 2022 Monthly poverty increased in June 2022 & remained elevated in July 2022 Aug 26, 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 When anti-poverty programs don’t keep up with inflation, families are left behind Aug 25, 2022
- Jun 30, 2022 CPSP Co-Director Irwin Garfinkel Retires Jun 30, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Monthly poverty rose in April and May 2022 after temporary tax time dip Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 13, 2022 Opinion: The key to reducing childhood poverty? Child tax credits distributed monthly. Jun 13, 2022
- May 10, 2022 Tax credits give income boost, but regular monthly cash payments would reduce poverty year round May 10, 2022
- Mar 23, 2022 3.4 million more children in poverty in February 2022 than December 2021 Mar 23, 2022
- Mar 10, 2022 The Black-White child poverty gap persists. Can we close it? Mar 10, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 3.7 million more children in poverty in Jan 2022 without monthly Child Tax Credit Feb 17, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 Study launched on New Yorkers with high health care needs Feb 1, 2022
- Jan 20, 2022 December Child Tax Credit kept 3.7 million children from poverty Jan 20, 2022
2021
- Dec 23, 2021 What we know from the first 6 months of the expanded Child Tax Credit Dec 23, 2021
- Dec 15, 2021 November 2021 Child Tax Credit payment kept 3.8 million children from poverty Dec 15, 2021
- Nov 30, 2021 October 2021 Child Tax Credit payment kept 3.6 million children from poverty Nov 30, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 Columbia China Center reports on the “double pandemic” of COVID-19 and racial discrimination Nov 4, 2021
- Oct 27, 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit continues to keep millions of children from poverty in September 2021 Oct 27, 2021
- Sep 24, 2021 Second Child Tax Credit payment keeps 3.5 million children out of poverty Sep 24, 2021
- Sep 14, 2021 New census data shows a significant decline in poverty Sep 14, 2021
- Aug 20, 2021 Child poverty drops in July with the Child Tax Credit expansion Aug 20, 2021
- Jul 31, 2021 Childcare was unaffordable for half of New Yorkers before pandemic Jul 31, 2021
- Jul 15, 2021 Learn about the new Child Tax Credit expansion and how it will help American families Jul 15, 2021
- Jul 13, 2021 Expanding access to housing vouchers could cut poverty Jul 13, 2021
- May 17, 2021 Policy options to address youth and young adult poverty May 17, 2021
- Apr 28, 2021 The American Families Plan is an opportunity to sustain poverty reduction Apr 28, 2021
- Apr 12, 2021 Access to affordable child care impacts women’s lifetime economic security Apr 12, 2021
- Mar 11, 2021 The American Rescue Plan could cut child poverty by more than half Mar 11, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 Stimulus checks, unemployment benefits, and SNAP kept 13 million out of poverty in January Mar 4, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 Spotlight on life in New York City during COVID-19 Mar 2, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 The state of poverty and disadvantage in New York City Mar 2, 2021
- Feb 17, 2021 First 100 Days: Enact fundamental change to address poverty Feb 17, 2021
- Feb 11, 2021 CPSP researchers and Brookings Institution evaluate executive action options to reduce poverty Feb 11, 2021
- Jan 25, 2021 An expanded and inclusive Child Tax Credit would cut child poverty by 45%: a national and state-by-state analysis Jan 25, 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 Forecasting poverty during a crisis Jan 1, 2021
2020
- Dec 31, 2020 2020: A Year in Review Dec 31, 2020
- Dec 15, 2020 Monthly poverty will spike without CARES Act unemployment benefits Dec 15, 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Food hardship in New York City is rising as New Yorkers wait for a second federal stimulus bill Nov 24, 2020
- Nov 18, 2020 Despite the end of stop-and-frisk, Black New Yorkers continue to be over-policed Nov 18, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Nearly half of New York City workers lost employment income due to the pandemic Nov 12, 2020
- Nov 9, 2020 Parental unemployment reaches historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic Nov 9, 2020
- Oct 29, 2020 Parental unemployment reaches historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic Oct 29, 2020
- Oct 15, 2020 Monthly poverty rates in the United States during COVID-19 Oct 15, 2020
- Aug 13, 2020 The Poor People’s Campaign highlights the political power of low-income voters Aug 13, 2020
- Jul 30, 2020 CPSP joins poverty center directors in denouncing the racism in Lawrence Mead’s “Poverty and Culture” Jul 30, 2020
- Jun 21, 2020 The CARES Act could reduce poverty to pre-crisis levels if access is adequate Jun 21, 2020
- May 14, 2020 A better child tax credit during the COVID-19 crisis May 14, 2020
- Apr 21, 2020 Vulnerable workers in New York City are being left out of paid sick leave Apr 21, 2020
- Apr 16, 2020 Poverty in the United States could reach highest level in over 50 years Apr 16, 2020
- Mar 15, 2020 Families with children need cash during an economic crisis Mar 15, 2020
- Mar 4, 2020 Children in larger families are losing out on the Child Tax Credit Mar 4, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Guaranteed income can reduce poverty. Policy design matters. Feb 13, 2020
2019
- Dec 14, 2019 Across the 50 states, children are left out of the Child Tax Credit Dec 14, 2019
- Nov 7, 2019 Columbia University and Robin Hood launch a new collaboration with the Early Childhood Poverty Tracker Nov 7, 2019
- Sep 18, 2019 The EMA would lift over 4.8 million Americans out of poverty, including over 2.5 M children Sep 18, 2019
- Jul 3, 2019 Nearly half of New Yorkers couldn’t cover a $400 emergency expense with cash Jul 3, 2019
- Jul 1, 2019 Over 100,000 New Yorkers are forced out of their housing within a year Jul 1, 2019
- Jun 13, 2019 CPSP’s Zach Parolin shows that state-level policy differences contribute to racial differences in child poverty Jun 13, 2019
- Jun 10, 2019 Fighting poverty with jobs: projecting the impacts of a national subsidized employment program Jun 10, 2019
- May 14, 2019 Left behind: The one-third of children in families who earn too little to get the full Child Tax Credit May 14, 2019
- May 10, 2019 Progressive tax credit proposals and the potential effects on poverty in New York City May 10, 2019
- Apr 17, 2019 The case for extending state-level child tax credits to those left out: 50-state analysis Apr 17, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 Eliminating the Child Tax Credit earnings requirement does more to impact child poverty than increasing benefit levels Mar 5, 2019
- Feb 28, 2019 Building an agenda to reduce the number of children in poverty in half in 10 years Feb 28, 2019
- Feb 26, 2019 2020 tax credit proposals would substantially reduce poverty in the United States Feb 26, 2019
- Jan 19, 2019 “Baby bonds” would dramatically reduce racial wealth inequality Jan 19, 2019
- Jan 14, 2019 Medicaid work requirements could cost families over $1,000 per year, throwing many into poverty Jan 14, 2019
2018
- Dec 19, 2018 Supplemental Poverty Measure shows that high costs of living erode the impacts of antipoverty policies Dec 19, 2018
- Dec 8, 2018 Poverty Tracker Policy Brief: "Public charge" rule changes could push 115,000 New Yorkers into poverty Dec 8, 2018
- Nov 20, 2018 CPSP releases data table with historical poverty rates measured under the Supplemental Poverty Measure Nov 20, 2018
- Aug 7, 2018 Recent trends in Food Stamp usage and implications for increased work requirements Aug 7, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 Changes to “public charge” rule may put 500,000 more U.S. citizen children at risk of moving into poverty Mar 28, 2018
- Feb 22, 2018 A universal child allowance: A plan to reduce poverty and income instability among children in the United States Feb 22, 2018
- Jan 24, 2018 The House budget proposal to cut SNAP by 40% would impact 24 million people Jan 24, 2018
2017
- Oct 25, 2017 The Bennet-Brown Child Tax Credit would cut poverty Oct 25, 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 EITC and CTC “lookback” would move children out of poverty Oct 12, 2017
2016
- May 24, 2016 CPSP releases the historical Supplemental Poverty Measure state fact sheets May 24, 2016
- Mar 16, 2016 Doing more for our children: Modeling a universal child allowance or more generous Child Tax Credit Mar 16, 2016