{"id":561,"date":"2012-11-14T01:42:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T07:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=561"},"modified":"2013-02-06T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T21:55:35","slug":"antipoverty-programs-having-big-impact-new-government-poverty-measure-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/antipoverty-programs-having-big-impact-new-government-poverty-measure-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Antipoverty Programs Having Big Impact, New Government Poverty Measure Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Arloc Sherman, Center for American Progress (CAP)<br \/>\nNovember 14, 2012<\/p>\n<p>The Census Bureau today released data showing that SNAP (food stamps), the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and unemployment insurance kept millions of Americans out of poverty in 2011, using a new poverty measure that counts taxes and non-cash government benefits.<\/p>\n<p>These figures are particularly timely given the looming expiration of two key measures that account for part of these programs\u2019 large antipoverty impact: federal emergency unemployment insurance and the 2009 Recovery Act\u2019s improvements in refundable tax credits like the EITC.<\/p>\n<p>Letting these measures expire at year\u2019s end could push large numbers of families into poverty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-net-programs-graph.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-562\"  title=\"\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-net-programs-graph.jpg?resize=450%2C319\"  alt=\"cap-safty-net-programs-graph Antipoverty Programs Having Big Impact, New Government Poverty Measure Shows\"  width=\"450\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-net-programs-graph.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-net-programs-graph.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-net-programs-graph.jpg?resize=60%2C42&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-poverty-rate-graph.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-563\"  title=\"\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-poverty-rate-graph.jpg?resize=450%2C286\"  alt=\"cap-safty-poverty-rate-graph Antipoverty Programs Having Big Impact, New Government Poverty Measure Shows\"  width=\"450\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-poverty-rate-graph.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-poverty-rate-graph.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cap-safty-poverty-rate-graph.jpg?resize=60%2C38&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more details, see CAP\u2019s Commentaries on the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity website.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offthechartsblog.org\/the-myth-of-the-exploding-safety-net\/\">The Myth of the Exploding Safety Net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offthechartsblog.org\/poverty-rate-would-nearly-double-without-the-safety-net\/\">Poverty Rate Would Nearly Double Without the Safety Net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offthechartsblog.org\/poverty-would-have-fallen-last-year-if-jobless-benefits-hadnt-shrunk\/\">Poverty Would Have Fallen Last Year if Jobless Benefits Hadn\u2019t Shrunk <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Arloc Sherman, Center for American Progress (CAP) November 14, 2012 The Census Bureau today released data showing that SNAP (food stamps), the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and unemployment insurance kept millions of Americans out of poverty in 2011, using a new poverty measure that counts taxes and non-cash government benefits. 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