Fact Sheet Mandatory Programs Are the Only Type of Kids’ Spending Expected to Keep Growing
Cary Lou, Heather Hahn, Hannah Sumiko Daly
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This fact sheet highlights selected findings from Kids’ Share 2022. Compared with 2021, all types of federal spending on children are projected to fall in the coming years as temporary pandemic relief measures expire. By 2032, mandatory spending is the only type of children’s spending that is projected to be substantially higher than prepandemic levels.
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Expertise Families Social Safety Net Taxes and the Economy Health Care Coverage, Access, and Affordability Medicare and Medicaid Early Childhood
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Tags Child care and early education Child Tax Credit Health care spending and costs Medicare Spending on children Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Children and youth
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