A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

ALTUS, Okla. (KSWO) — A free training workshop discussing a framework for understanding poverty will be held in Altus on ...

It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...

Low-income families often aren't able to take control of their health, despite the fact that many of them have health ...

While higher education still guarantees better wages, more educated North Texans are struggling with poverty, according to ...

A viral claim that $140K is the “real poverty line” has sparked debate over what it takes to be middle class in 2025.

TOLEDO, Ohio — If you look at the numbers, both Ohio and the city of Toledo are above the national average when it comes to poverty. At the Main Library in downtown Toledo, the Bridges Out of Poverty ...

Income-based poverty in Argentina fell to 36.3% of the population in the third quarter of this year, down from 45.6% in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...

Creek Street, the historic boardwalk in Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaska did not have the highest outright poverty rate. But it did experience a shocking increase in poverty among people aged 65 and older ...

Last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, child poverty in America more than doubled. This steep increase, which was accompanied by a general rise in poverty among all age ...

To continue growing the middle class, Congress and the Biden administration should learn from what worked in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated recession that led to ...