Number of older NY residents in poverty jumps 50%
New York's aging population is increasingly less financially stable as the state deals with a cost-of-living crisis ...
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Poverty rate in US drops due to welfare program expansion
Poverty rates have also plunged during that time, dropping from 13.3% to around 3.5% after adjusting for inflation. But the decrease is due to the corresponding expansion of government benefits ...
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How we measure poverty matters — and we can do better
When news breaks, you need to understand what matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.
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One reason it’s harder to escape poverty in America
He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor ...
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Families trapped in ‘cycle of poverty’
HOUSING benefits are insufficient for more than 60 per cent of households with children in Barnsley living in private re...