Food insufficiency in families with children increased after expiration of Child Tax Credit monthly payments

Children’s HealthWatch. May 2022. In another recent study from Children’s HealthWatch and Boston University’s School of Public Health, researchers found that the 2021 CTC expansion decreased food insufficiency by 26% in households with children. Once the expansion expired, food insufficiency increased by 12%.

Food insufficiency in families with children increased after expiration of Child Tax Credit monthly payments