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Annual cost of child poverty for Puerto Rico
It affects the country’s productivity and coming at a great cost for all.
4,400
billion
$
How much is child poverty costing us? What can we do about it?
Puerto Rico stands at a critical moment as it carves its future. The economic model that guided development for decades is no longer feasible and our children now carry an even heavier load over their shoulders.
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A Future of Child Poverty: How Much It Costs and What We Can Do About It
This report:
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Presents evidence on the impacts of poverty on Puerto Rican children
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Quantifies the annual cost of child poverty
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Develops a road map to significantly reduce poverty in 3 to 10 years
This report was possible through the contributions of Filantropía Puerto Rico and Anne E. Casey Foundation.
ESTUDIOS
How much does child poverty costs us?
$5,000
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
$4,418
$1,969
$1,376
$1,072
Total
Lost earnings
Health
Crime
COSTOS
Cost of Child Poverty and Cost of Solutions
Poverty Cost
Policy Cost
Policy Combination 1 Cost Comparison
$44,180
$20,090
$13,254
$6,474
$10,790
$21,581
Year 3
Year 5
Year 10
Poverty Cost
Policy Cost
Policy Combination 2 Cost Comparison
$44,180
$20,090
$13,254
$7,224
$12,041
$24,081
Year 3
Year 5
Year 10
Costo de la pobreza
Costo de la Política Pública
Policy Combination 3 Cost Comparison
$44,180
$20,090
$13,254
$8,314
$13,857
$27,714
Año 3
Año 5
Año 10
GUÍA
Roadmap Towards Decreasing Child Poverty
Poverty Reduction Percentage at 10 year mark 100%
Number of children lifted out of poverty
Políticas
Maintain the local Earned Income Tax Credit at its current levels
Extend the Federal Child Tax Credit to families with one or two children
Create a Welfare-to-Work Opportunity Tax Credit
11,494 children
3.0%
Tax Policies
3.6%
13,793 children
4,215 children
1.1%
Tax Policies
Expand government-subsidized jobs for parents and youth
Create a universal child allowance program ($150 per child)
13,410 children
3.5%
Economic and Work Policies
8.3%
31,801 children
58,239 children
15.2%
Create a universal child allowance program ($100 per child)
Economic and Work Policies
Extend after-school programs to children in public schools
Introduce whole-family two-generation models to public schools
20,307 children
3.5%
Removing Barriers to Work Policies
1.7%
6,513 children
20,307 children
5.3%
Ensure access to early child development programs to all children aged 0 to 5
Removing Barriers to Work Policies
Develop a sector-based Work Training program
Revamp high school and associate degree completion programs
11,494 children
.3%
Human Capital Development Policies
.2%
13,793 children
Human Capital Development Policies
