The lowest-income households have experienced the highest level of inflation in recent years. Lower-income people spend much of their income on items like food and housing, for which costs have spiked ...
The same report found that 89.4% of SNAP recipients were U.S born citizens, meaning less than 11% of SNAP participants were foreign-born. Of the latter figure, 6.2% were naturalized citizens, 1.1% ...
They're delaying home purchases because they need to climb further up their career ladder to be able to afford it all, and ...
US Department of Agriculture data reveals most recipients are white, US-born citizens, followed by minorities.
USDA forecasts 2024 net farm income to drop 25.1% from 2023. That follows a 16% decline from 2022 to 2023. If those forecasts hold true, that marks the two largest drops in net farm income in history.
Advocates across the state are unhappy with proposed cuts to the state’s EmPower+ program, which supports energy costs for ...