A new report from UC Davis Labor and Community Center found that Humboldt County residents increasingly depend on CalFresh to meet basic food needs. The county far outpaces the state in enrollment ...

Pakistan's poverty has surged to an 11-year high of 29%, with 70 million people now in extreme poverty. Income inequality has ...

In 1988 President Ronald Reagan argued that “the federal government declared a war on poverty, and poverty won”. Thomas Sowell, a 95-year-old economist at the Hoover Institution and social-media ...

A bill advancing in the Iowa Statehouse seeks to modify Medicaid eligibility for disabled workers by adjusting income limits.

Benefits under SNAP — the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — are modest, about $6.20 per person, per day. But they fill a critical need for people living near or below the official ...

The Jamestown City School District in Western New York had the highest poverty rate in the state in 2024 at more than 41%. No. 2 was Utica at more than 40%. In Jamestown, that percentage means more ...

Democratic state lawmakers are preparing to roll out a package of bills that would end a suite of tax breaks for businesses and direct that money to a new child tax credit for lower-income families.

On average, North Carolina is slightly ahead of the rest of the country in terms of getting kids ready for kindergarten – but children from lower-income families are lagging behind their peers, new ...

New U.S. Census Bureau data offer a detailed look at how New Hampshire residents have fared in the years following the COVID-19 public health crisis.

One of the Legislature’s ranking Democrats wants more Utah kids enjoying a healthy school lunch with funds supplemented by the state’s liquor tax revenue.

Background Primary healthcare (PHC) is critical towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Ghana, PHC is organised at the district level and plays a key role in the country’s pursuit of UHC ...