From the Brookings Institution: Children are increasingly living with adults old enough to receive retiree Social Security payments. In recent work examining the effects of Social Security on grandchildren, Lucie Schmidt, Lara Shore-Sheppard and Tara Watson document that Social Security has become an increasingly important income support for children. With the Social Security trust fund projected to be exhausted by 2034, now is the time to start thinking about the role the program plays in keeping children out of poverty.
