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Decades-old US poverty level formula 'makes no sense' in 2022, experts say. Here's why it's still...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLast year, 11.6% of people in the U.S. lived below the federal poverty level, a number that has...
Food defined poverty for 57 years. Advocates, families want more realistic guidelines.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal government’s outdated poverty guidelines are leaving thousands of North Carolina...
"Persistent poverty" afflicts much of the U.S., study finds
CBS MoneyWatch via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoAlthough the U.S. has periodically sought to reduce poverty around the country since the 1960s,...
Did Child Poverty Really Increase Last Year?
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMali Gank, left, holds her son Jeremiah as she talks to stepdaughter Makayla Gank, right, at the Gank home in Terra Alta, West Virginia, on October 21,...
Republicans Pitch Cuts To Federal Food Benefits
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — All year, Republicans have said they want President Joe Biden to agree to major spending cuts without saying what cuts they want. In recent...
How to apply for IDR forgiveness
Yahoo Personal Finance· 4 months agoNow that student loan payments have resumed, millions of borrowers are juggling their debt with their other expenses. For those who haven't had to make...
When does FAFSA 2024-25 open? Here's when to start filing and what to know about changes
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, more commonly known as the FAFSA will not be open...
What Income Is Considered Poverty Level in Florida in 2024?
GoBankingRates via AOL· 5 months agoAccording to U.S. Census Bureau data, Florida is home to 22.61 million people -- and 12.7% of them...
Part of new Florida immigration law is ‘hopelessly vague,’ federal lawsuit claims
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMigrant workers and advocates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging part of a new Florida...
How Big Is the Average Social Security Check of a Retiree Living in Poverty?
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoWhile Social Security was never meant to fund the entire lifestyle of retirees, many American...
