Michael W. Green did some math recently. For a family of four to afford housing, health care, child care and other necessities, he calculated that they would need at least $136,500 a year. The U.S.

Non-cash benefits bring many Americans above the poverty line — and our poverty statistics should reflect that.

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...

New Jersey’s Hispanic residents were more likely to live below the poverty line than other groups, according to the latest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. It’s time to retire the outdated federal poverty line and ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Many people in Green Bay found out first-hand the struggles that those living in poverty experience every day through participation in a special program hosted by St. John’s ...

When I think of poverty, I don’t just imagine someone living in extreme crisis. I think about families like mine in Delaware County, families just barely above the official poverty line, struggling ...