Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent ...

Children born into poverty are far more likely to remain poor in adulthood in the United States than in other wealthy countries. Why? The stickiness of poverty in the U.S. challenges the self-image of ...

As reported by the US Census Bureau, the official US poverty rate was 11.5% in 2022, with 37.9 million Americans in poverty. Although the rate has not changed substantially since the preceding year, ...

As COVID-19 case counts dwindle, the United States has been rolling back pandemic-era benefits. But one group argues that a lack of resources for escaping poverty is more than just unjust; it's deadly ...

Siti lives in South Philadelphia with her husband and two children. They have trouble keeping pace with inflation, she says. (Emma Lee/WHYY) This story is from Young, Unhoused and Unseen, a podcast ...