The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said 6.8 million people were living in very deep poverty in the year to March 2024.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’ ...

Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According ...

What is Poverty? That was the title of my first essay at university back in 1988. We were expected to examine absolute ...

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 It’s time to retire the outdated federal poverty line and ...

The government launched its national Child Poverty Strategy in December – what is the role of the local church?

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...

When most people hear the word poverty, they think of empty pockets, begging on the streets, or not being able to afford food. However, poverty is much deeper than just not having money. It can affect ...

Two new studies report worse colorectal cancer survival among patients with lower socioeconomic status, adding weight to a ...

Tom Barclay, Kingdom Group chief executive, delivers a sharp, urgent call for Scotland to treat affordable housing as the ...

The idea that a family earning six figures could still feel poor sounds absurd until you start tallying rent, child care, health insurance, and the quiet cost of losing government help. A Wall Street ...