For all the progress we’ve made, the more visible forms of poverty have actually increased. And, in 2025, destitution – going without two of seven essentials like food, toiletries or shelter – is ...

Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, California and Louisiana posted the highest rates under the Supplemental ...

Financial writer Tim Harford, author of the new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, says the poverty line for a single American in 2012 was $30.52 per day. But Harford, talking with NPR's ...

One in five children in rich countries lives in relative poverty, according to a UNICEF report published Thursday that put the US and New Zealand among the worlds worst performers for youth well-being ...

The Czech Republic is home to one of the more equal societies in terms of household disposable income, and has the lowest level of relative poverty in Europe. This study shows that Czech market income ...