Income Inequality

Two North Philadelphia homelessness prevention and housing organizations are using a newly awarded grant to support low-income Hispanic and Latinx communities in Philadelphia.

Wolf has urged Congress to extend the $600 per-week benefit. Under Trump’s plan, a new $400 a week benefit requires a state to commit to providing $100.

In Pennsylvania, if 55% of low-income eligible voters who didn’t turn out in 2016 had voted, the outcome could have been different for the state’s 20 Electoral College votes.

Ofo Ezeugwu, the CEO and founder of Whose Your Landlord, has partnered with Walmart and other companies on a rent relief program.

At Gov. Tom Wolf’s request, the Small Business Association made a special disaster declaration, opening up new relief funds.

Applications last week dropped 41% compared with the week before, going down to 16,573, the department said.

Unless lawmakers agree to replace at least some of extra $600 dollars a week, aggregate spending in the U.S. could drop by an additional 4.3%.

On Friday, the government is expected to report that the pace of hiring has slowed significantly after a brief rebound in the spring.

As Black food writers and chefs speak out against racist treatment in the culinary field, activists are highlighting how food and farming can be a form of resistance.

“Shifting the order of names on a waitlist is not a solution but rather an unjust, unethical, and illegal act,” writes PHA CEO Kelvin A. Jeremiah.

Developers have proposed thousands of new housing units in Philadelphia, signaling confidence in urban living. Affordable housing efforts also stand to benefit.

“There are no words that adequately describe my disdain for the antics Rep. Diamond displayed in his latest missive,” said Governor Wolf.

Low response rates in communities of color could mean the loss of federal funds.

The report predicts 300,000 New Jersey renters could be evicted for nonpayment in next four months.

Shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may be passed on to ratepayers.