For many people, being poor feels more like an identity or series of experiences than a measure of income. You may feel poor if you've overdrawn your account at the grocery store or spent nights ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - When it comes to poverty, there are a lot of definitions. Well, the answer is - it depends on who you're asking - especially if it's the federal government. Different agencies ...

A School of Social Work faculty member is helping redefine the country’s definition of being poor with research that shows the dramatic difference between achieving “basic economic security” and the ...

Federal poverty guidelines determine the amount of money that goes to states to help pay for food and housing and other basic needs for the poor. Paywall-free, every day. MinnPost’s reporting is ...

The “poverty issue” opens a vast highway system of social and economic observations headed in every direction. Some say poverty is a national disgrace. Some say it’s the poor people’s own fault. Some ...

Poverty in the United States is at crisis levels. It’s not going away, it’s not getting better, and it’s an outrage that in the richest country in the world people are suffering and dying every day ...

Advocates are renewing calls for Australia to adopt a nationally-agreed definition of child poverty, as concerning data shows ...

A new Multnomah County report on poverty shows that Portland's economic boom is leaving large swaths of the population behind: A third of Portland-area households cannot meet their basic needs, and 16 ...

The Trump administration is considering adjusting the federal definition of poverty in a way that would reduce eligibility for welfare. The administration solicited public comments Monday on whether ...