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COVID-19 was a seismic shock for everyone, even for the financially stable families who did not suffer any income loss from lockdown closures and social distancing. Many people have lost their jobs; some are working on remote jobs from home, and others associated with healthcare cannot meet their families to protect them from virus exposure. Families living in poverty with dependent children and less-educated parents were more adversely affected by the pandemic's emotional, physical, and financial implications than others.

Many single-income families were hit hard when their livelihood was affected by the lockdown and shelter-in-place. Many of these families did not have savings to fall back on, having lived paycheck to paycheck on a minimum wage that hardly covered the inflation rate or price increase of commodities due to the pandemic. Families have also struggled with the additional costs of raising their children at home, most notably from closed schools and childcare. The financial hardships during the pandemic have forced people to make significant changes in everyday routines and with limited resources.