That's why avoiding credit cards and being mistrusting of banks are some of the family traditions that keep people in poverty ...

A study published Wednesday reports "significant" disparities in the risk of dementia for lower income and non-white ...

Renters in Jackson, Mississippi, face challenges with mold, leaks and unresponsive landlords, prompting city officials to ...

Living in a run-down area really does increase the risk of dementia - even for the well off, according to a new study.

One in six American children under 5 lives in poverty — a crisis that shapes health, education and opportunity. PBS’s "Born ...

People with poverty-level family income or increasing debt levels during early adulthood have higher odds of premature death, ...

Nearly half of the households in Tampa Bay struggle to afford the basic necessities of living.

Pope Leo XIV's first teaching document takes aim at wealthy elites and economic systems that marginalize poor people, ...

The Center for Transforming Lives released a report focusing on the obstacles faced by local single mothers, including housing instability.

Child poverty affects 4.5 million children in the UK. This is a political choice, and one that we must not stand for.

HOW we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s ...

The surging number of Australians living below the poverty line has laid bare Anthony Albanese's vow to "leave no-one behind" ...