Sen. Husted introduces bill to address ‘benefits cliff’ in anti-poverty programs

Sen. Jon Husted's new legislation aims to fix a system where earning slightly more money can trigger a complete loss of ...

For those who help the poor, 2025 goes down as a year of chaos

Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net ...

One mind-boggling chart shows how government stimulus cut poverty by nearly half during the pandemic

New research from the Urban Institute credits stimulus checks, federal unemployment benefits, and bigger food stamps with a sizable drop in poverty.

Could the Poverty Line Really Be $140,000 a Year? Here’s What the Data Shows

One analysis suggests that modern budgets push the effective poverty line far above official levels, revealing why many six-figure earners still feel financially strained.
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Social Workers Warn Current Systems Entrench Poverty and Trauma for People With Psychosis

An new article published in Social Work in Mental Health outlines the persistent systemic and structural social injustices ...

Nigeria has a high poverty rate – what this has to do with ethnic conflicts

Nigeria currently has a population of 237 million people and over 133 million Nigerians are living in this kind of poverty.

Economic realities of living in California hit hard as gap between rich and poor remains near historic highs

California is nothing if not a land of contrast. It is a state of astounding economic might, yet it carries the highest poverty rate in the nation. It has more residents on the Forbes 400 list of ...