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The number of people struggling to meet their basic needs spiked at the close of last year, per @uscensusbureau #HouseholdPulseSurvey data collected Dec. 9-21, 2020, just prior to passage of #CovidRelief package: (1/) https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-growing-as-pandemic-enters-11th-month-new-census-figures-show
29 million adults reported their household didn’t get enough to eat in the last week, 
2 million since late Nov. and 7 million since late Aug.
2 million since late Nov. and 7 million since late Aug.
90 million adults reported their household had difficulty paying for usual expenses in the last week, 4 million since late Nov. and 13 million since late Aug.
4 million since late Nov. and 13 million since late Aug.
An estimated 14 million renters weren’t caught up on rent. More of the latest hardship data here: https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/tracking-the-covid-19-recessions-effects-on-food-housing-and
The December rise in hardship likely reflected, in part, weaknesses of the #CovidRelief packages enacted in the spring, incl. measures that didn’t last long enough, & gaps in the measures that left many families unable to afford the basics.
The jobs recovery had run out of steam by the time the Dec. relief legislation was passed. The economy lost jobs for the first time since April, and long-term #unemployment continued to rise, @ChadCBPP explains: https://www.cbpp.org/research/economy/jobs-recovery-stalled-in-december-highlighting-importance-of-further-relief-and
The latest #CovidRelief bill will provide much-needed help to millions of families. But its relief measures have a short duration & important gaps.
The extent & severity of hardship this year will largely depend on whether President Biden and the new Congress build on the Dec. bill by providing additional #CovidRelief & extending key provisions.
