Close to 3 million Californians did not have health coverage in 2018, according to a new report from the California Budget & Policy Center based on recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. 2018 also was the first year since the federal Affordable Care Act was enacted that the share of Californians without health coverage did not drop.
The gap between Californians with low incomes and high incomes has grown wider, according to a new analysis by the California Budget & Policy Center that is based on data from the American Community Survey released Thursday by the US Census Bureau. This news comes even as the state’s official poverty rate slightly dropped to 12.8%. The Budget Center’s analysis points to key ways policymakers have the opportunity to break down barriers that keep Californians from being able to support themselves and their families.
Approximately 7.1 million Californians live in poverty and cannot afford to pay for basics, such as food and housing, according to a new analysis by the California Budget & Policy Center that is based on data released today from the US Census Bureau. The sate’s poverty rate remains high with 1 in 6 Californians struggling to make ends meet, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure from the Census Bureau. The Supplemental Poverty Measure accounts for the cost of living as well as for the various resources a family may use to cover basic expenses, and may include noncash benefits like tax credits and food assistance.
“Governor Newsom’s revised budget continues the bold investments he first proposed in January that are necessary to create economic opportunities for Californians . . . While we applaud the Administration’s emphasis on fiscal resilience, we see opportunities to further enhance the state’s fiscal standing and extend support to more Californians in need.”
“Governor Newsom’s inaugural budget proposal calls for a series of bold and smart investments in broadening economic security and opportunity for Californians, while continuing to strengthen the state’s underlying fiscal health.”
CALL FOR MEDIA ONLY: 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Next week, the US Census Bureau will release new national and state-level figures on poverty, income, health coverage, and other key topics. The California Budget & Policy Center will hold a call-in media-only briefing to discuss the new Census figures on Wednesday, September 12, at 1:00 p.m. This briefing will examine what the latest Census … Continued
“There’s a lot to like in Governor Brown’s revised budget, but also some really key areas where we could be doing more to invest in broadening opportunity and promoting economic security across our state.”
“In light of potential changes on the federal front and other uncertainties, there’s reason for caution. Still, as the Governor and the Legislature work to craft a final spending plan, there’s room in this budget to strike a better balance between putting funds away for later and boosting state investment now to help more households to make ends meet and climb the economic ladder, especially in light of our state’s highest-in-the-nation poverty rate.”
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