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

Whenever the Census poverty reports are released, significant attention is rightly paid to child poverty. Here, too, this year’s report offers a confusing picture of child poverty, driven by changes ...

Two new documentaries take a hard look at the struggles of low-income and middle class families to access the basics—like food, housing, healthcare and education. By signing up, you confirm that you ...

Poverty rose in 2024 because the energy allowancewas discontinued; however, there was an increase in child allowance for families. The energy allowance led to a reduction in the poverty rate in 2022 ...

In a prior blog post, we reviewed key issues needed to understand the overall picture in this week’s Census poverty report. Next, we turn to the important subject of child poverty. Whenever the Census ...