Almost half of US families can’t afford basics like rent and food

Casi 51 million households don’t earn enough to afford a monthly budget that includes housing, comida, child care, cuidado de la salud, transportation and a cell phone, de acuerdo con un estudio released Thursday by the United Way ALICE Project. Eso es 43% of households in the United States. The figure includes the 16.1 million households living in poverty, así como la 34.7 million families that the United Way has dubbed ALICE — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. This group makes less than what’s needed “to survive in the modern economy.” Leer más…