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Black, non-Hispanic Women and Latinas Use Advance Child Tax Credit to Cover Necessities and Pay Down Debt in the Last Month of Payments
Black, non-Hispanic Women and Latinas Use Advance Child Tax Credit to Cover Necessities and Pay Down Debt in the Last Month of Payments
This factsheet provides an analysis of week 40 (December 1, 2021 – December 13, 2021) of the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey measuring the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on households. It shows:
- Black, non-Hispanic women, Latinas, and white, non-Hispanic women were more likely than white, non-Hispanic men to be in households that received an advance Child Tax Credit payment.
- Black, non-Hispanic women and Latinas were more likely than white, non-Hispanic men and women to have lost employment income in the last four weeks.
- Black, non-Hispanic women and Latinas were more likely than white, non-Hispanic men and women to not have enough food to eat.
- Black, non-Hispanic women and Latinas were more likely than white, non-Hispanic men and women to be behind on their rent.
- Black, non-Hispanic women and Latinas were more likely than white, non-Hispanic men and women to be behind on their mortgage payments.
