Senior poverty climbs just as Social Security future is in question

The outlook for seniors is grim. Senior poverty hits 15.4% in 2025 as Social Security faces a potential 22% benefit cut by 2032.
Newsday

FACT FOCUS: The poverty rate is at an all-time low, but there are other factors to consider

President Donald Trump is adding to the economic numbers he touts, claiming the lowest poverty numbers in history. In part, he is correct. His comments, made Sunday and again Monday, are supported by ...
The New Yorker

Lessons in Conquering Child Poverty

In January, it will be sixty years since Lyndon Johnson, in his first State of the Union address, announced an “unconditional war on poverty.” Johnson’s goal was to eliminate acute economic need among ...
Seymour Tribune

Understanding poverty: United Way simulation highlights barriers facing families

A man stealing from participants is arrested as part of the poverty simulation Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Seymour. A ...

Mapping Deep South counties links higher diabetes rates to poverty and food insecurity

Counties where residents suffer from higher diabetes rates across the Deep South often also face greater poverty, food ...
NOLA.com

Louisiana again topped states for poverty in 2025. New data gives latest look at the crisis.

New data shows Louisiana’s poverty crisis, in which more than 1 in 6 residents are stuck at the lowest end of the nation’s ...

Poverty & Wealth

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