Earning More but in Worse Shape: Hardship Overwhelms Many American Families - WSJ

Nearly 10 million American children are living in poverty, the most since 2018, according to the latest Census Bureau figures from 2023.

Tens of millions more—like the Meazler kids—are precariously close. Their families have been pushed to the edge by a storm of economic factors, including the expiration of Covid-era relief programs and the impacts of inflation on food and housing.