After years of dropping, the rate of families struggling to get by increased after the pandemic, leading more children to need assistance.

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South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden shot down a bill which would have expanded the state's child care assistance program for ...

Research shows a possible return to society of $1.24 for every dollar invested in increasing the JobSeeker rate.

When health leaders in Lawrence unveiled their five-year community health plan last fall, they proposed giving low-income ...

The rising costs of living have pushed an additional 100,000 New Yorkers into poverty, bringing the city’s poverty rate to 25 ...

Older Britons could be ‘plunged into poverty’ if the tax threshold for state pensioners is not raised, a longtime campaigner for older people’s rights has warned. Dennis Reed, who has often lobbied ...

A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the home consumption welfare of people ...

At least 92% of South Sudan’s estimated 11 million people lived below the extreme poverty line in 2024, according to a new ...

The poverty level in Russia in 2024 reached a historic low of 7.2%, down from 8.3% in 2023. The poverty threshold in 2024 was set at 15,552 rubles per person per month. It was 14,339 rubles in 2023.