YC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Child Tax Credit, Surrey, British Columbia, Child Benefit
31 May 2020
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Video: full story: generation: money & food would run out, bad housing conditions (some houses not fit to live in, st. johns, new brunswick 3 out of every 10 kids are poor. New brunswick: surrey, british columbia norm" to see children out on the street. Income tested child tax benefit based on family earnings. Measuring & defining poverty: low income cut-offs (licos) based on income, community and family size (table on pg. Two definitions of poverty: absolute poverty lack of basic necessities of life, relative poverty feeling of being poor compared to others. Impact of poverty on children: healthy development, lack of basic nutrition and safe neighborhoods, slower cognitive and mental development. Inadequate housing: maternal emotional distress, schooling outcomes, lower school readiness, lower academic scores, less likely to graduate from high school, children"s perceptions and self-assessment on poverty and well-being, children are less satisfied with their lives.
