Income Inequality

In the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, median rent rose an astounding 19.3% from December 2020 to December 2021.

After two years of giving away food in Philadelphia and other cities, the chefs behind the project now have a home at Chester's Vittles Food Court.

In one month, the child poverty rate rose from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.

With $161 million to disburse, the county will host three town halls next week, in person and virtually, to offer more details on the process.

The program allows N.J. to buy eligible homes that are up for foreclosure and help residents stay by working with them to afford their mortgages.

Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture will ask a judge to grant an emergency injunction so she can safely prepare to move out of her Cobbs Creek apartment.

A new Executive Order by Mayor Jim Kenney aims to close the digital divide which keeps poor families in Philadelphia from accessing the internet.

During the pandemic, a federal mandate said states could not kick people off Medicaid. That will change if the public health emergency is lifted.

Renting a place to live is getting a lot more expensive, according to a survey that tracks rental listings across the biggest 50 U.S. cities.

PWD and PECO will host virtual seminars through February and March to help customers get started with applications for assistance.

Under the governor's proposal, 20 districts — primarily cities with the lowest household incomes — would get more than half of the $1.55 billion.

Three Democrats are hoping to provide a legislative lifeline to tenants facing eviction. But the bill faces some steep hurdles in Congress.

The Philadelphia Water Department offers online consultations to help customers who are behind on their bills avoid losing water after March 31.

With housing costs rising, tiny homes are spreading as a solution to homelessness in California, Indiana, Missouri, Oregon, and beyond.

The U.S. is gingerly considering whether to adopt a digital version of its currency, one better suited for today's increasingly cashless world.