The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Straining Families’ Abilities to Afford Basic Needs

Urban Institute. May 2020. The Urban Institute’s new Health Reform Monitoring Survey found that 30 percent of adults are straining to meet basic needs and 41 percent of adults have reported loss in employment or income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/covid-19-pandemic-straining-families-abilities-afford-basic-needs