Poverty affects billions, lacking basic necessities. Learn its causes, measurement methods, and global impact.

Welfare is a common label for government-funded programs for American individuals and families with low incomes.

In a state where more than 10% of residents live in poverty, lawmakers are pitching an omnibus bill to expand cash benefit ...

Research by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows Kentucky’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is below the poverty line.

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the ...

The World Bank and UN agencies acknowledge that the poverty rate cannot be calculated based on a single dimension and ...

The lack of findings thus far in the Baby’s First Years study should not be used to justify actions that will further hurt ...

That's according to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Dustin Pugel, the center's policy director, said the $7.25 ...