Poverty would be even higher without the safety net

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NOTES: “Increase in poverty if no safety net” segments show estimated increment to poverty rate without counting safety net resources. Program effects may overlap instead of being additive. Children are ages 0–17. Adults are ages 18-64. Seniors are ages 65+. “All safety net programs” excludes Social Security and includes CalFresh, CalWORKs, federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC), state Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC), federal Child Tax Credit, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), General Assistance (GA), federal housing subsidies, Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Pandemic-EBT 3.0, and school meals. “CalEITC” includes state YCTC.