which is referred to as the poverty line for short, shouldn’t be confused with the poverty threshold. This threshold is another important federal measure that actually defines poverty.

Millions of people would be pushed into, or deeper into, poverty under Republican proposals that Congress could consider this ...

Rep. Mikie Sherrill wants to recalculate the federal poverty line to reflect states’ varying costs of living so that struggling residents in high-cost states like New Jersey don’t lose out on ...

The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in ...

Senate Bill 2 still makes major changes to the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. That includes reintroducing Indiana's previously ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A swirl of possible state and federal policy decisions could eject 771,000 Ohioans from Medicaid, a public health insurance program for low-income earners. Those people are ...

On average, earnings ranged from roughly $14 an hour for game day and cleaning staff, to $20 for maintenance workers and nearly $26 for stagehands.

The number of older New Yorkers living below the poverty line has increased as well by nearly 50 percent, or 422,945 people. The federal poverty line is set as an annual income under $16,000.

The Department of Education offers these programs for borrowers who hold loans processed through or offered by the federal government ... up to 225% of the poverty line. This is an increase ...