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It's a long wait for Section 8 housing in U.S. cities

by Aaron Schrank
Jan 3, 2018
In Los Angeles, it can take 10 years to get a voucher — if you're lucky.
In Los Angeles, 188,000 people applied for 20,000 spots in the housing voucher waiting line.
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A Baltimore program tries to help unmarried couples with children build more stable relationships

by Amy Scott
Dec 12, 2017
There's a marriage divide in the US that's leaving many working-class and poor kids "doubly disadvantaged," a researcher says.
Tanisha Asamu (left) and Robert Johnson pick up their kids after a relationship class at Baltimore's Center for Urban Families.
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Chicago's decaying water system is delivering disparate rates

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 9, 2017
Minority and lower-income residents are struggling to pay skyrocketing bills for a basic resource, says Patrick O'Connell of the Chicago Tribune.
“How far you are away from Lake Michigan doesn't always correspond with how much you pay for water,” says journalist Patrick O'Connell.
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Study shows children of color, particularly immigrants, face post-recession chronic poverty

by Ryan Kailath
Oct 24, 2017
The 2017 Race for Results report shows the disparities and barriers immigrant families face.
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Trump to cut off federal subsidies to health insurers under Obamacare

by Mitchell Hartman and David Brancaccio
Oct 13, 2017
Nearly 6 million Americans have been benefiting from these payments.
Dr. Martha Perez examines Maria Lebron in a room at the Community Health of South Florida, Doris Ison Health Center.
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Helping low-income residents benefit from solar power

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 3, 2017
Brunswick, Georgia is trying to install solar panels in a field, so it can sell the power to the local utility for a rebate that can be given to low-income residents.
Travis Stegall looks at what he calls his “field of dreams,” where he plans to install solar panels to help subsidize energy costs for low-income residents of Brunswick, Georgia.
Emily Jones/ for Marketplace
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New York is betting $155 million that it can cut evictions

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 2, 2017
A new law gives low-income residents access to free legal help in housing court.
Without a lawyer, tenants facing eviction are at a disadvantage, said Sergio Jimenez, an attorney at the nonprofit Brooklyn Defender Services.
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Hurricane Irma brings issues of poverty in Miami into stark relief

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 28, 2017
Miami-Dade’s poorest are hard hit by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath.
A car is seen in a flooded street as Hurricane Irma passes through on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida.
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Tech hasn't kept up with food stamp users' needs

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2017
A new app makes it easy for SNAP users to check their balances.
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American household income finally topped 1999 peak last year

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 12, 2017
Incomes for a typical U.S. household rose to $59,039 in 2016.
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