Income Inequality

Customers unable to pay their water bill can apply for assistance, and those who don’t qualify for discounts are able to set up lengthy payment plans.

Plus, of all U.S. homes that include someone with a disability, 63% report serious financial hardship during the pandemic, and 37% have used up all or most of their savings.

The pod experiment has bolstered a sense of community among parents grappling to juggle the demands of work and virtual school. It’s also raised equity questions.

Federal unemployment money has been cut off for nearly two months. Congress hasn’t worked out a deal to send more aid, and a fight over the Supreme Court may make that harder.

A lawyer for Philly landlords said the reprieve is part of a “disastrous” pattern while tenant advocates described the move as one that could save lives.

Democratic leaders in the legislature have resisted the tax hike since Murphy became governor, but say the pandemic changed their minds.

The recovery remains fragile, imperiled by continuing COVID-19 cases and a failure to deliver another economic rescue package in Washington.

The CDC ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.

The benefits would have covered the cost of meals students normally receive at school. Pa. officials are outraged that the USDA rejected their bid.

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Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.

Murphy cast the proposal as a way to help lower-income families who have been especially hard hit by the economic downturn that stemmed from the response to COVID-19.

In recent months, the CARES Act, the federal emergency assistance, provided $3.5 billion for early child care and development. Advocates say $50 billion is needed.

Local landlord group HAPCO said it was informed courts would not enforce lockout orders for an additional two weeks.

Several dozen families moved into boarded-up Philadelphia Housing Authority properties. The protest encampments face a Wednesday deadline.