Income Inequality

People are continuing to migrate to greater Center City. There’s also a fresh supply of multi-family units, stable rents, and a healthy pipeline of new housing projects.

So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan from going into effect.

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians could lose their health insurance and nearly two million could face more food insecurity in the coming months.

The Bridge Clinic, based in Bucks County, is set to open a Philadelphia office thanks to a $200,000 grant from PetSmart Charities.

Since opening in 2005, the quirky thrift store near South Street has given away its proceeds to AIDS-related causes. This year was its biggest ever.

The budget includes $10 million to reimburse providers caring for children from low-income families, and $12 million to make more families eligible for subsidized care.

From diapers and wipes to period and adult incontinence products, the Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank is providing families with what they need.

Gov. Phil Murphy said a new program will tackle food insecurity by offsetting the rising cost of food and groceries since the beginning of the pandemic.

Scholars who have studied school funding litigation in dozens of states say there may be many more steps to come.

Mortgage forbearance and other tools to help fend off foreclosure are being extended beyond its initial COVID restriction to help all eligible FHA borrowers.

Appraisals are more likely to be below contract sale prices in primarily Black neighborhoods than in primarily white neighborhoods in the city.

The 28.2-ounce canisters of powder are enough for a three-week supply. They arrived courtesy of a collaboration of state officials, nonprofits and an Australian manufacturer.

A huge increase in Social Security benefits may mean some households see further SNAP reductions.

In an abrupt change, Pennsylvania’s struggling mortgage relief program will no longer work with the private company originally hired to run it.

There's been such an increase in demand that an FDA database lists the medication's active ingredient, semaglutide, as "currently in shortage."