In this post I discuss the policy implications of declaring the Supplemental Poverty Measure the new official measure, an action that could be taken unilaterally by the Director of the Office of ...

The government unveiled its long-awaited child poverty strategy overnight – but it has split opinion, with some critics fearing it is not ambitious enough. Child poverty has been a sticking point for ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Louise Skolnik, professor emeritus of social work at Adelphi University and former Nassau County director of human services and deputy commissioner of the county ...

Single mothers raising children under the age of 18 make up more than a third of the families meeting the federal poverty definition in North Carolina. That’s $20,030 a year, before taxes, for a ...

Americans believe that the United States government gives roughly 20 percent of the federal budget to Foreign Aid. Realistically, it is less than one percent of the budget. I am an Ambassador with The ...

When the enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) was enacted last year, it was widely touted as the answer to child poverty. The policy gave families up to $3,600 per child, depending on age, sent via check ...

Are you familiar with escape rooms? The only way you can escape is to solve a complicated problem. But what happens if you fail to escape the room on time? Having lost, you are then “imprisoned” in ...