Last month, researchers from Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy found that the measures taken through March’s CARES Act, which included stimulus checks and an extra $600 a week to unemployed Americans, prevented millions from falling below the poverty line, reports Newsweek. The researchers added that while the bill prevented these individuals from sinking below the poverty line, which includes people bringing in less that $12,764 or families of four bringing in less that $26,200 annually, another round of relief is needed soon in order to maintain these rates. Read More