Social Security’s trust fund is projected to run dry in 2032, prompting a contentious reform debate replete with images of impoverished elderly and wheelchair-bound grandmothers being pushed off ...

Peace of mind. Guaranteed income can reduce financial stress for retirees. The ability to pay for essential living expenses ...

America’s “War on Poverty,” launched by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964, has expanded into a vast array of federal social welfare programs that today exceed $1 trillion per year. Upon signing the ...

The poverty rate in the United States rose by 4.6 percentage points in 2022, according to new data from the Census Bureau, its first increase since 2010. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which ...

Hundreds of needy people line up around the block to receive food from embattled 14th District Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León, during a free food distribution outside his council office ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...

A Nepalese immigrant in his early 40s described the stress and uncertainty he felt during college about how to afford rent, food and tuition despite having a scholarship. A man of Hmong origin in his ...

The next Nation’s Report Card will take a more nuanced look than previous assessments ever have at how students’ socioeconomic status affects their academic achievement. The 2024 National Assessment ...

A majority of the nation’s 36 million workers ages 25 to 34 have not completed a four-year college degree. In 2023, there were 19 million young workers who had some college or less education, ...

Some of the most-touted credit cards require high income for approval and high spending to make their benefits worthwhile. If you have a lower income, these credit cards may not make sense for your ...