Ohio's poverty rate increased to 13.4%, according to new report
Ohio’s poverty rate increased from 12.7% to 13.4% in 2021 — the first time in more than a decade it has increased year-to-year, according to the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies latest State of Poverty report.
OACAA’s report zeroed on the negative effects of COVID-19 learning loss in schools, lack of public transportation, and unequal access to mental health care. “We often say that poverty is caused by peoples’ poor choices and many times it is, but more times it is caused by the choices of us as a society,” Cole said. “Society has the resources to keep people out of poverty and become economically self-sufficient, but all too often we do not ensure equal or even fair access to those resources.”Learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic affected low-income students more than wealthier districts, according to the report.
This report comes a little more then a week after the United States Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan — which would have wiped away $400 billion in student loan debt for borrowers. An additional eight counties have a ratio of less than one mental health provider registered with Medicaid per 5,000 residents, according to OACAA’s report.
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