Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it
New research shows how much we’d need to increase Commonwealth Rent Assistance to bring retirees who rent out of poverty.
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Poverty should not make a good life impossible
While American society is especially good among wealthy countries at producing poverty, it is especially bad at making the ...
Better Housing, Better Life - Homes Of Hope Offers Paths To Stable, Affordable Future
People who can’t afford a safe, clean place to live can purchase or rent a house built by Homes of Hope. The goal is to ...
Number of Long Island seniors in poverty increased up to 78 percent in past decade: study
Researchers found that 14,600 of Nassau County seniors reported being in poverty in 2022 — an increase of 78% from 2012, ...
KOTA Cares: non-profit seeking long term solutions to poverty, housing, security
Community Engagement Coordinator Julie Oberlander says when people donate to OneHeart, they are truly investing in the ...
Economists urge major parties to raise Rent Assistance, as older Australians languish in poverty
Two-thirds of retired renters are in poverty, according to new analysis from the Grattan Institute, with calls for the major ...
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Together, we can disrupt the cycle of poverty in Las Vegas
In the United States, 42 million people live in poverty. Nearly 40% of single-mother households are impoverished, and alarmingly, 1 in 3 children raised in poverty stay impoverished through adulthood.
Expert panel to discuss Wilmington's housing crisis in closed door meeting Monday
Delaware Senator Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman convenes officials and experts for the first of two-phase summit to address ...
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Housing benefit insufficient for more than half of Central Bedfordshire families with children – as experts warn child poverty set to increase
Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research found welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented ...