More than one million children in working families are set to be affected by the two-child benefit cap, new analysis has ...

California’s poverty rate climbed in the first quarter of 2023, the latest quarter measured by the Public Policy Institute of California. Poverty increased from 11.7% in 2021 to 13.2%, the institute ...

It’s harder for Black Americans born into poverty to break the cycle and escape than their white counterparts. According to the 2023 State of Babies Yearbook, “approximately three in five Black (62.3 ...

In 2011, Richmond, VA’s mayor started working to alleviate his city's poverty. Two mayors later, the work continues. Can Philly do the same?

Work is essential in people's lives for self-fulfilment and to achieve a good quality of life. But having a job is sometimes not enough to avoid falling into poverty. This is especially true for ...

We review evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum wage versus in-work benefit policies in reducing poverty in OECD countries. The most credible evidence suggests that raising the minimum wage is ...

When fewer people can get abortions, property crime rates go up, a new working paper out Monday suggests. The analysis, ...

New Congressional Budget Office figures last week indicate that the reconciliation bill passed by the House and under review in the Senate would reduce annual income among the poorest households by $1 ...

If Scottish Government is serious about helping people, it needs to make flexible working easier John Swinney recently reaffirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to eradicating child poverty. But ...

The Prime Minister said the Government of Pakistan is also successfully working on various poverty alleviation and welfare ...