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Income Inequality

Rowhouses in Center City.
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‘It shouldn’t be this hard’: Council committee explores pervasive form of housing discrimination in Philadelphia

It’s called source of income discrimination. City law makes it illegal, but it’s incredibly common.

1 week ago

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Education

Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step

By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.

2 weeks ago

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Politics & Policy

‘Back to one meal a day’: SNAP benefits drop as food prices climb

A lot of people don't think twice about buying milk, says Teresa Calderez. "But there are lots of us out here who can't buy a gallon of milk when we need it."

2 weeks ago

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‘LIHEAPalooza’ teaches Philadelphians how to lower their utility bills

Philadelphians earning below the federal poverty level spend nearly a quarter of their incomes on energy. An event Friday is designed to help.

2 weeks ago

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Health

In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.

2 weeks ago

Dawud Bey stands in an unfinished studio apartment in a historic building in West Philadelphia.
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‘Game-changing’ loan fund in Philly celebrates first affordable housing project

Launched two years ago, the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund is designed to help Black and brown developers access capital for affordable housing projects.

2 weeks ago

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Money

It’s Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives?

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year.

2 weeks ago

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Money

What to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, takeover and fallout

Silicon Valley Bank is the largest U.S. bank to fail since the 2008 global financial crisis.

2 weeks ago

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Health

High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care

Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances.

3 weeks ago

Rowhouses in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia may reinstate discount for early payment of property taxes

The city discontinued the discount in 2021 amid a revenue shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 weeks ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

As Philadelphians face shrinking SNAP benefits, a Mount Airy community fridge is helping fill the gap

You can “laugh, enjoy, and shop for free” at Mount Airy’s community fridge and pantry located on Stenton Avenue.

3 weeks ago

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Millions of households across 32 states and the District of Columbia are receiving far less in SNAP benefits this month as Congress unwinds pandemic-era assistance. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Money

What SNAP recipients can expect as benefits shrink in March

More than 80% of SNAP beneficiaries are working families, people with disabilities, or elderly people, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

3 weeks ago

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Community

Tackling period poverty in New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities

Advocates say the stigma around menstrual health is a barrier to equitable access to period products.

3 weeks ago

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Community

As pandemic-era SNAP benefits end, here’s where to find additional food resources in the Delaware Valley

Multiple food pantries and distribution sites can be found throughout the Delaware Valley to aid families facing SNAP cutbacks. Here’s a breakdown by area.

3 weeks ago

This Wednesday, March 1, 2023 photo shows a vial of Eli Lilly's Humalog insulin in New York. Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on costs they pay to fill prescriptions. (AP Photo/Pablo Salinas)
Health

Eli Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap

President Joe Biden brought up that cost cap during his annual State of the Union address last month. He called for insulin costs for everyone to be capped at $35.

4 weeks ago

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