Income Inequality

LGBT adults living in the U.S. are nearly twice as likely to be experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic than non-LGBT adults, according to new survey data.

Pennsylvania has more than $1 billion in rental aid available to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic.

An all-out effort is underway to stop evictions and lockouts in Philadelphia.

For many Americans, COVID-19 has upended their lives. They've lost their jobs, and with them, the ability to pay their rent.

Advocates hope the ruling will prompt other counties to issue similar orders, guaranteeing that tenants won’t lose their homes while waiting for help.

A Philadelphia-based group surprised 20 students at home and work with a scholarship and some hope for a better future.

The Delco HBCU said that in light of the hardships students and their families have experienced, it will forgive some unpaid student balances.

A federal ban on evictions expired over the weekend, potentially putting millions of tenants at risk of eviction just as infections from the delta variant are on the rise.

Having organized on TikTok, Reddit and Facebook, DoorDash drivers around the country logged off the app on Saturday. Drivers are demanding tip transparency and higher pay.

Philadelphia’s Black clergy are coming out to support tenants as the federal moratorium that had shielded renters from eviction comes to an end.

The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Philadelphia has been in a gun violence crisis for a long time, but the number of shootings in the city since the beginning of the pandemic is staggeringly high.

Philadelphia elected officials urge residents to apply for rental assistance as the courts resume lockouts and the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday.

Three tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet — reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter.

The Community College of Philadelphia is paying off any outstanding tuition debt for about 3,500 students.