SSI reform is far more cost-effective than fighting poverty through Social Security.

New data shows that the K-shaped economy has simultaneously raised household income and childhood poverty rate. The downstream effect hits schools.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, a stark illustration of the impact that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is among President Trump's Cabinet heads who try to smile away the economic reality facing ...

As Trump's tariffs fuel recession fears, many Americans will be thinking about their money. Those who make the least tend to be hit hardest by recessions. As stock prices tumble, many will be ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau provide key insights into the economic well-being of Granite Staters. The American Community Survey’s 2023 state-level data showed that median household ...

Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from ...

New research shows that social capital — the strength and diversity of a person’s social networks — is one of the strongest ...