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

Quasi 51 million households don’t earn enough to afford a monthly budget that includes housing, cibo, child care, assistenza sanitaria, transportation and a cell phone, secondo un studio released Thursday by the United Way ALICE Project. That’s 43% of households in the United States. The figure includes the 16.1 million households living in poverty, nonché 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.” Read More…