Income Inequality

The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help.

Philadelphia City Councilmember-At-Large Katherine Gilmore Richardson said that the SAVE plan effectively wiped out her remaining student debt in October.

The Creative Vision Factory has been a mecca and safe haven for people struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, or homelessness, and sometimes all three.

Congress faces a possible government shutdown if a deal isn't reached by March 1, which could affect 51,000 in Pa. by exacerbating budget shortfalls for the WIC program.

New initiatives want to stop persistent wealth discrepancies between people of color and their white counterparts.

Developments like these can help bring more Black and brown homeowners to the area, says one local developer.

A Spotlight PA analysis reveals the program has funds to help more than 3,000 homeowners.

The Tudor-style manor opened on Valentine’s Day and will be home to 25 disabled women who experienced homelessness.

"When one worker rises up," said a spokesperson for Justice for App Workers, "it brings courage to another workers."

Gwynedd Mercy University, Montgomery County Community College and several community partners teamed up and launched the College Student Basic Needs Program.

Admitted first-year, full-time Temple students residing in Philadelphia with a family-adjusted gross income at or below $65,000 are eligible.

The group of council members vows to help address issues like homelessness and drug abuse in the Kensington and Harrowgate areas.

Residents say SBG Management Services has ignored their requests to fix up Oak Lane Court Apartments. The company says they’re lying.

After a year of discussion and planning, the Delaware County Housing Coalition presented a series of recommendations for the county to undertake.

A new Harvard analysis finds people across income levels got squeezed by rent hikes during the pandemic.