In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed, “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” In the 50 ...

Biden sharply criticized Republicans for not extending the child tax credit. The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau.

Millions of American families fell into poverty last year as the well of government-funded pandemic aid dried up and incomes shrank, according to new data from the U.S. Census. Children were ...

Child poverty in the U.S. has fallen by more than half since the early 1990s. By David Leonhardt When President Bill Clinton signed a bipartisan bill tightening the rules around welfare ...

In 2020, more than 37 million Americans lived in poverty according to new data from the U.S Census Bureau. That's 3.3 million more than in 2019. But this number doesn't include those who are above ...

The U.S. poverty rate saw its largest one-year increase in history. 12.4% of Americans now live in poverty according to new 2022 data from the U.S. census, an increase from 7.4% in 2021.

A million more seniors fell into poverty last year. It was the only age group that saw a rise. It's likely to get worse as inflation soars at the fastest pace in 40 years. Congress needs to act ...

The number of Americans living in poverty has gone up, even as incomes rose last year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Measuring poverty can be tricky − but the main number social ...

When Matthew Desmond published his first book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” in 2016, he set out to immerse himself in the everyday lives of people facing eviction.

Last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, child poverty in America more than doubled. This steep increase, which was accompanied by a general rise in poverty among all age ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Child poverty in the last five years inched lower in Syracuse, but other large cities around the country saw bigger improvements. Syracuse still has the worst child poverty in ...