Income Inequality

The White House’s broadband affordability plan is a big opportunity for Philly — but getting families signed up demands offline efforts, writes Julia Rivera.

Gov. Phil Murphy said new legislation he signed into law would reduce food insecurity and offer healthy meals to more families.

Undergraduate students whose household income is less than $100,000 will not have to pay anything to attend Princeton University, the school announced Thursday.

The rate of food insecurity was 6.2% for households with children in 2021, a decrease from 7.9% in 2020. The national average is 10.2%.

Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.

The money is part of the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative, and will go to four legal aid groups with a history of helping people claim legal ownership of their homes.

Local workers at the large-chain coffeehouse are encouraging customers to skip buying a cup of Starbucks for a day, but still tipping a barista.

Wolf says there is more than enough money in the state’s own coffers to fund the $500 million program for more than 250,000 state residents.

Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.

Here's what we know about Biden's student loan plan so far and what it means for people with outstanding debt.

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 for qualifying borrowers. Here are three things you need to know.

The new homes mark a dramatic rebirth of decaying and partly-boarded housing development built in the late 1940s for returning white veterans of World War II.

The Executive Director of The Wardrobe says clothes are the underpinning that helps a lot of people think differently about themselves.

More than 43 million owe a combined $1.6 trillion in federal student debt, with almost a third owing less than $10,000, according to federal data.

The program helped hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians last season, according to officials. It's open from November through April.