The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration ...

A recent study has found that 26.4% of India’s population remains below the poverty line, a figure that challenges the Union government’s claim that poverty has ...

Now, the federal poverty line is the same no matter where you live. Rep. Mikie Sherrill introduced a bill to require regional ...

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

Tennessee's "State of the Child" 2024 report shows some progress, but also highlights ongoing concerns. The report from the ...

As many as 19.2% of the population in Bangladesh lives below the poverty line, with the poverty rate in urban areas standing ...

Considering the list with least number of poor residents in the Dhaka district, the second spot is Uttara Paschim with 1.1% ...

The increase in food prices has led to severe food insecurity, with 25.1 million Nigerians acutely affected in 2024. The PwC ...

While many other states have already raised income thresholds to allow more children to qualify for free school meals, ...

Poverty incidence in the country is expected to continue to go down following improvements in the labor market performance ...