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Government Programs Work to Reduce Child Poverty in North Dakota

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015   

BISMARCK, N.D. - It isn't a replacement for the official poverty measure created in the 1960s, but there is another calculation that a new report says provides a clearer view of how kids and families are doing in North Dakota and across the country.

The Supplemental Poverty Measure was created in 2011 by the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition to family income, said Karen Olson, program director for North Dakota Kids Count, it takes into account regional cost-of-living differences along with government programs and policies.

"It measures the impact of a number of these social programs, including SNAP (Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program) and the Earned Income Tax Credit for example; accounts for rising costs and other changes in a family's budget," she said.

Because of those safety-net programs and policies, the report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that around 14,000 children in North Dakota have been lifted out of poverty.

With the report showing the impact of these efforts to help families in financial straits, Olson said there needs to be even further development of the Supplemental Poverty Measure "so that we can continue to evaluate the success and limitations of various social programs, to ensure that we're giving our children the best opportunity to succeed."

Nationally, when considering the effects of government anti-poverty programs, the report said the poverty rate for children is cut nearly in half, falling from 33 perent to 18 percent.

The Annie E. Casey report is online at AECF.org.


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