A MULTIDIMENSIONAL Poverty Index (MPI) is being considered to provide a more comprehensive measure of poverty that goes beyond income levels, says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (pic).

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

A typical lower-income British household would have to wait 137 years to see its living standards double, according to the Resolution Foundation, more than three times longer than in the past.

New Jersey’s Hispanic residents were more likely to live below the poverty line than other groups, according to the latest Census figures. Recently released Census data for 2024 shows that about 16% ...

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 ...

This is the first in a series of articles involving the recent release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income Poverty ...

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

Four years ago, we helped create a new way to understand what schools have to offer that takes poverty into account.

The global fight against extreme poverty used to be a success story. In 1981, a staggering 41% of the world’s population ...

San Antonio offers a free preschool program for infants and toddlers, helping set them up for success in elementary school ...

Using detailed surveys and machine learning computation, new research co-authored at UC Berkeley's Center for Effective Global Action finds that eradicating extreme poverty would be surprisingly ...