Poverty and indebtedness increase a person's risk of dying young, a pair of new studies say. People with poverty-level family income or increasing debt levels during early adulthood have higher odds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. It’s time to retire the outdated federal poverty line and ...

Child poverty in Virginia has climbed to 12%, affecting more than 230,000 children and reversing previous gains made during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 670,000 Americans earn income through "off-the-books" work each day, but this informal economy does less than is often believed to help low-income ...