Samantha Daley suffered a miscarriage in November — and received a $2,500 hospital bill on her sixth day of recovery. “Literally, as I’m reading this bill, I’m like, ‘Well, I’m going ...

Holloway’s neighborhood is one of several across Connecticut that meets the definition for an area of concentrated poverty, where more than 30% of residents live under the federal poverty line.

The world has made tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty. The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — ...

This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and Policies." Citations for the research referred to in this shortened version are provided in ...

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

In 1959, 35.2% of people who were 65 and up were experiencing poverty – the highest rate of any age group. In 2023, only 9.7% of older Americans were in poverty, as indicated by the official rate, and ...

A small boat carrying migrants from nearby Turkey sank Monday in wind-tossed waters in the eastern Aegean Sea just off the ...

People re-locate for various reasons, both legal and illegal, often risking their lives to escape from political oppression, persecution, war and poverty, as well as to be reunited with family and ...

I’m a productive, inspiring, and helpful member of my community, and I have never been more proud.” Margaret’s story illustrates the impact that an anti-poverty program can have if it targets the core ...