The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

Poverty rates are falling in the Valley but one big stumbling block to the decline is that rent is taking a larger share of household income. According to the US Census Bureau’s latest American ...

Philadelphia’s poverty rate, a stark and stubborn indicator of hard times that has long hindered the city’s reputation, dropped to its lowest level since 2008. Russell Hadlock, 49, sits outside the St ...

Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to ...

This year, more than 10 cities across the country will experiment with a policy called guaranteed income. The gist: Cities can help their poorest residents by giving them no-strings-attached cash ...

A pair of bills looking to bridge support for low-income families by closing some corporate tax cuts died Monday afternoon ...