Household Well-Being

Download PDF of full policy brief  IntroductionFor the past two years, we have reported on rates of material hardship experienced by U.S. households, to better understand the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and government aid efforts. Over ...

Download PDF of full policy brief  IntroductionOver the past two years, the federal government has passed and implemented a set of unprecedented and robust cash-based safety net measures — most notably expanded unemployment insurance (UI), a series o...

Download PDF of the full policy brief  IntroductionSince July, the vast majority of families with children under 18 have been receiving a monthly payment from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as part of the temporarily expanded Child Tax Credit (CT...