Census data paint a complicated picture of progress against poverty in 2023, as the national poverty rate fell, rose, or held ...

Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.

Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.

More faced hardship in the United States last year, the Census Bureau said, as inflation and the end of subsidies outweighed ...

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, September 19, 2024, we're broadcasting live from the ...

Poverty rates in Alabama remained higher than much of the nation last year, new federal data shows, though some larger cities ...

On August 1, Senate Republicans blocked the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. If passed, it would have ...

BirminghamLive has worked with charities and community groups to identify changes needed for children straight away ...

Statistics don't tell the whole story of a community, but they're a powerful indicator of how things are going. Two new ...

Philadelphia’s poverty rate fell more than one percentage point between 2022 and 2023, marking the most significant year-over ...

WELFARE payments should be high enough to cover food and other essentials, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has said, after ...

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 19, 2024, we take the show to RMAPI's summit to talk with community members ...