After more than a year in power, Labour has failed to reverse the cuts to social security that have worsened health ...

The share of children in poverty fell by nearly half in 2021, thanks mainly to a one-year enhancement of the enhanced child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Some 5.2% of ...

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An important set of economic numbers were reported Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau, that tell us about poverty. The official poverty rate was 11.6% in 2021, basically unchanged from 2020. It’s a ...

The Census Bureau released some heartening news Tuesday. Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the bureau's annual report on income, poverty and health insurance. And the rate of Americans ...