The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is one of the lead researchers on the analysis. She joined Judy Woodruff to discuss their study. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG  Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6  Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews   Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour   Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour  Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe