This article talks about the reasons why being poor is expensive and provides examples to illustrate.

J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” with its tale of white poverty in Appalachia, self-uplift and the author’s escape from those origins to Yale Law School, and then to America’s elite ...

Newcastle University received funding to support this research from Standard Life Foundation, a charity whose objective is to address financial hardship. Mark Shucksmith was principal investigator but ...

With more than 46 million Americans living below the poverty line, including 16 million children, our goal is to put a human face on a problem that often can seem overwhelming. We also plan to cover ...

America has the tools and resources to end poverty; now it needs holistic, intersectional strategies that address the unique needs of marginalized individuals and families living in poverty. A young ...

Over 37.9 million Americans currently live below the poverty line. With more than 11 percent of the American population struggling to afford basic necessities like food, housing, and healthcare, it is ...

Some 11.9 million children in America lived in poverty last year. That comes out to be about one in every six children. Children have no choice or ability to change the income or living situation of ...