income and health
In the COVID Crisis, Unemployment Assistance Puts Food on the Table
Receiving unemployment insurance cuts a person’s risk of food insecurity by a third, and halves the likelihood of needing to eat less because of financial constraints. And receiving more coverage, such as the CARES Act supplement, means an even bigger reduction in the risk of going hungry.
January 29, 2021 Twitter Facebook
As another wave of COVID-19 puts millions out of work, tens of millions more remain unemployed, and Congress debates aid, a new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study shows that unemployment help directly translates to people being able to put food on the table.