Child poverty links, Apuntes de Inglés

¡Descarga Child poverty links y más Apuntes en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! Caroline Ratcliffe September 2015 Urban Institute Child Poverty and Adult Success https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/65766/2000369-Child-Poverty-and- Adult-Success.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/the-growth-and-spread-of-concentrated-poverty- 2000-to-2008-2012/#/M35300 The Growth and Spread of Concentrated Poverty, 2000 to 2008-2012 Elizabeth Kneebone The challenges of poor neighborhoods—including worse health outcomes, higher crime rates, failing schools, and fewer job opportunities—make it that much harder for individuals and families to escape poverty and often perpetuate and entrench poverty across generations. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/10/18130870/child-tax-credit-2020- election At least four potential 2020 candidates are on board. By Dylan Matthews Dec 10, 2018 define poverty like most European countries do, as living under half the median income. By that standard, 20 percent of children in the US live in poverty, compared to only about 10.3 percent in Germany or 4.9 percent in the Netherlands. The Bennet-Brown bill would substantially expand the child tax credit (CTC), which currently offers up to $2,000 a year for families with significant earnings but little or nothing for many poor people. The bill would pay: •$3,000 per year, or $250 per month, per child ages 6 to 18 •$3,600 per year, or $300 per month, per child ages 0 to 5 Currently, only $1,400 per child of the child tax credit is refundable, and thus available to the poorest Americans who don’t owe income taxes. Even then, you have to earn nearly $12,000 to get the full refundable credit; poorer people get less, because the credit is limited