America’s near poor: 30 million and struggling, By Tami Luhby, October 24, 2012, CNNMoney: “They aren’t in poverty, but they are just a step away from falling into its clutches. More than 30 million Americans are living just above the poverty line. These near poor, often defined as having incomes of up to 1.5 times the poverty threshold, were supporting a family of four on no more than $34,500 last year. They are more likely to be white than those in poverty, according to a CNNMoney analysis of Census Bureau data. They are more likely to be elderly. They are more than three times as likely to work full-time, year-round. And they are more likely not to receive help from the government…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty