8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up

New York Times, Oct. 15, 2020–Jason DeParle
After an ambitious expansion of the safety net in the spring saved millions of people from poverty, the aid is now largely exhausted and poverty has returned to levels higher than before the coronavirus crisis, two new studies have found.
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