Association of the Implementation of Child Tax Credit Advance Payments With Food Insufficiency in US Households.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A key component of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 included an expansion of the Child Tax Credit with advance payments beginning in July 2021, a "child allowance" that was projected to dramatically reduce child poverty. Food insufficiency has increased markedly during the economic crisis spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, with disparities among marginalized populations, and may be associated with substantial health care and social costs.

Objective

To assess whether the introduction of advance payments for the Child Tax Credit in mid-July 2021 was associated with changes in food insufficiency in US households with children.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from several phases of the Household Pulse Survey, conducted

SUBMITTER: Shafer PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759005 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature