Every week brings new challenges to the programs and protections people rely on. Our latest Voices for Human Needs articles break down what’s happening, why it matters, and how advocates are responding.
With the Census Bureau set to release important new data next week, we hope you’ll take a look at these articles and share them with others who want to stay informed.
The national poverty, income, and health insurance data the Census Bureau will release on September 15 will provide important information, but they won’t capture how recent changes in prices, wages, and taxes have squeezed millions of household budgets—or how cuts to health care and nutrition benefits and changes to tax policies are making things worse.
Looking at the most current hardship and affordability data available, it becomes painfully clear that the federal poverty thresholds are extremely low. A single person earning less than approximately $16,000 a year is considered poor, while a three-person household earning less than about $26,000 falls below the poverty line. Read on for examples of serious hardship affecting people with incomes twice those levels or higher. MORE »
On September 15 at 10 a.m. ET, the Census Bureau will release three reports with national poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2025, based on the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure. The Census Bureau will not release the American Community Survey (ACS) state and local data that has historically been released the same week, and none of the reports will include state data.
Read on to learn what to expect—and what not to expect—from next week’s Census data release.MORE »
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