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Covering income inequality across the state

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California’s gap between rich and poor is among the largest in the country, and it is widening. We explore how income inequality is reverberating across the state.

A customer inside a loan agency, ACE Cash Express, in Wilmington on July 28, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
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Payday loans dropped during pandemic, but Californians are ‘not out of the woods’
A new report found a dramatic decrease in Californians’ reliance on payday loans as a direct result of pandemic-related government assistance, including unemployment benefits, rent relief, eviction moratoriums, stimulus checks and loan forbearance. But experts warn that use of payday loans is expected to rebound once government assistance ends.
经过 • 7 月 29, 2021
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For 3.5 million California families, jobs don’t cover high cost of living
California’s high cost of housing and child care are creating such a burden on working families that millions of households don’t make enough to meet their most basic necessities. The United Ways of California, which put out the study, advocates for expanding eligibility so assistance doesn’t fall off just as families attain economic stability.
经过 • 7 月 22, 2021
Amber R. Crowell, assistant professor at Fresno State, left, joins other community leaders including Congressman Jim Costa, right, at a press conference at Lighthouse for Children, Thursday July 8, 2021, calling on Congress to turn the $300 monthly Child Tax Credit into a permanent benefit. Over 600,000 children will benefit from the Child Tax Credit in Fresno County. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee
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Will your family get $300 monthly child tax payments? What you need to know
Lea este artículo en español. Monthly $300 payments are in the works for California families struggling to make ends meet. The IRS begins the roll-out of the Child Tax Credit on July 15 as part of the American Rescue Plan. Qualifying households will receive up to $3,600 annually per child, which will benefit families across the state. On […]
经过 • 7 月 12, 2021

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