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Where low-income jobs are being lost to COVID-19
Learn which neighborhoods are most vulnerable to COVID-19 job losses. Our estimates can help nonprofits, foundations, and government target support where it’s most needed.
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Before COVID-19, 68 million US adults had debt in collections. What policies could help?
These short-term solutions could help minimize the inevitable damage this economic crisis will cause to consumers who are already struggling with debt.
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Responding to COVID-19: Automatically tying federal relief to economic conditions
Urban’s Sarah Rosen Wartell and Tracy Gordon and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Sharon Parrott discuss why key components of federal relief should be tied to labor market conditions and how to ensure future aid neither ends prematurely nor lasts too long.
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We need to do more to support victims of domestic violence during the pandemic
As COVID-19 takes a toll on communities around the world, domestic violence victims face unique challenges to their safety and well-being. Here’s how courts, victim services providers, and communities can help.
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Use the federal prepaid debit card program to distribute relief payments to the unbanked
Reaching those who are unbanked or underbanked or who typically don’t file taxes requires flexibility in a crisis. Getting payments to people through prepaid debit cards has many benefits.
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The pandemic is shrinking the mortgage credit box
The COVID-19 crisis threatens to return us to the 2010–13 period, when only borrowers with nearly pristine credit could obtain a mortgage. Here’s the quickest and most effective action the federal government can take.
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COVID-19’s initial hit on state-by-state employment and earnings
Our interactive data tool lets you compare the trajectory of unemployment rates, employment totals (private and public), and earnings across states and time. Policymakers will rely on these employment and earnings data as they make tough decisions about health care, housing, education, and more.
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More on COVID-19:
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Strategies and challenges in feeding out-of-school students
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Six opportunities to improve health IT infrastructure to address a public health crisis
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How developing countries can manage the COVID-19 economic impact
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How public housing authorities are supporting vulnerable residents during COVID-19
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The CARES Act supports key programs, but more is needed soon
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Recession recovery: Using purchases to both reduce unemployment and increase demand
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Congress needs to think about a second round of coronavirus rebate payments
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