There are real options that can benefit low-income Oklahoma households — expanding the earned income tax credit and reducing ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Texas mother of a toddler, scraping by on her husband's income, was desperate to return to work but struggling to afford child care. A young Florida warehouse worker had barely left ...

Something remarkable happened in the years immediately preceding and, especially, following the pandemic: Wages for poor workers began rising much faster than they did for the rich. That era may have ...

Used cars that once cost less than $20,000 are quickly disappearing from the market, and low-income workers are asking whether they’re being “priced out of the entire car market.” Even people working ...

Having a job is the goal of most every adult in America. A job provides true security: a steady income for food and shelter, access to health insurance, and the essential intangibles of identity and ...

WASHINGTON - Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy ...

While New York City and San Francisco are often in the headlines for their affordability issues, the crisis stretches far beyond these major metros. In fact, a recent report by the National Low Income ...

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While rent prices continue to trend downward nationwide, just five of the 50 largest US metros remain affordable for workers earning minimum wage on a 40-hour week. But there is some good news for low ...

Despite consumer advocates’ concerns around earned wage access fees, researchers found modest, consistent usage can help with ...