Poverty researchers agree that the U.S. has made great strides in reducing child poverty, but they don't agree on how that was achieved. And the Child Trends analysis found that while "multiple forces reduced child poverty" after 1993, "a dominant factor was the expansion of government aid." In 1993, safety net programs cut child poverty by 9 percent from what it would have been absent government aid, Child Trends found. In 1993, safety net programs cut child poverty by 9 percent from what it would have been absent the aid. "The quarter century of declining child poverty from 1993 to 2019 is a fantastic success story," the Child Trends analysis summarizes, "but it is a nuanced story with caveats."

Source: New York Times September 17, 2022 15:56 UTC