Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.
Low-income residents are among those most likely to lose cooling in their homes because they can’t pay their bills.
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One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
The hardest-hit homes in Florida’s mid-April flooding were in modest neighborhoods in low-lying areas.
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Nationally, 57% of the population says they’re not prepared for a flood disaster. Surveys and disasters show that those most at risk are least prepared.
Today’s low-income housing developments, like this one in St. Louis, are of a much higher quality than those of the past.
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The concentration of subsidized low-income housing developments isn’t as bad as residents fear: It actually increases property values – at a faster rate than other neighborhoods.
Hurricane damage to affordable housing can leave business owners struggling to find employees.
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For some people, the risks associated with leaving can seem more dangerous than the storm.
Most research on poverty has focused on the effects on mothers, but a new study shows the importance of turning increased attention to fathers’ mental health.
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In families that are facing economic insecurity, fathers are more likely to experience depressive symptoms that can lead to conflict.
Thirty-six percent of surveyed families with young children said they did not have enough diapers during the pandemic.
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The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.
Slow recovery for vulnerable households can slow the recovery of the entire community.
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Students from low-income backgrounds fare better when they are able to take career and technical classes in STEM, new research shows.
Public spending aimed at reducing poverty can lead to deep reductions in child maltreatment and could improve overall child well-being.
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Henry T. Puls, University of Missouri-Kansas City e Paul J. Chung, University of California, Los Angeles
Public investments in benefit programs could save tens of thousands of children from being victims of child abuse and have important later-life effects on child welfare and overall health.
College expenses determined by net price calculators can vary by an average of $5,700.
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Net price calculators – online tools meant to estimate what students will actually pay for college – can produce varying results for students in similar economic situations, researchers find.
Most people used the first coronavirus check to pad their savings or pay down debt.
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A survey of the impact of the first few rounds of coronavirus aid shows that most of those who lost jobs or wages due to the pandemic were facing severe economic hardship.
Trump has tried to keep his taxes in the dark for years.
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Because the rich often have complicated deductions that dabble in the gray areas of tax law, it’s simply easier to audit the straightforward taxes of the working poor.
Protesters demanding a freeze on rents in Minneapolis.
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Current measures prohibiting the eviction of tenants and helping them through the financial crisis won’t last forever. A 40-year-old voucher program might be a longer term solution.
Mass transit ridership in Los Angeles and elsewhere has plummeted during the crisis.
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