Even as incomes rose in 2023, the number of Americans living in poverty went up. More and more people are struggling to afford their basic needs. But this is a problem we can actually solve. With a ...

More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States—the wealthiest country in the world. Oxfam exposes the realities of life for working poor people and offers pragmatic solutions to ...

The effects of health insurance on poverty ... our estimates show the direct impacts of health insurance benefits on poverty rates in the United States. The health-inclusive measure shows that ...

Where you live in the United States has an impact on what is ... Income on Basic Necessities Americans living in poverty tend to feel the effects of inflation more than the average American.

A new study finds that delivering the $15 minimum wage that Biden has tried — and failed — to get through Congress would lift millions of Americans out of poverty. In a paper from the Urban ...