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An updated version of the Michigan Poverty and Well-being Map showed 12.9% of residents are living on incomes below the federal poverty line.

A new data map displaying a variety of poverty and well-being metrics across Michigan holds implications for how federal American Rescue Plan Act funds could be used to address the state's most pressing needs. Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan has released an updated version of its

Affordable housing is becoming a needle in a haystack across Michigan. We get responses from a Detroit community and Northern employers. And did the pandemic prove that universal basic income works?

The University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy is kicking off a virtual event series with a discussion about the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy is kicking off a virtual event series with a discussion about the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic.Panelists at Friday’s event, part of a series

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The earned income credit applies to some who might not realize it. Those with no qualifying children can get up to $1,502 — nearly triple from 2020.

The earned income credit applies to some who might not realize it. Those with no qualifying children can get up to $1,502 – nearly triple from 2020.

Parents in Philadelphia, Pa., say they will miss the Child Tax Credit if it goes away — which it's set to do without congressional action. The program has helped ease the city's high poverty rates.

If the city is not counted correctly, Detroit stands to lose millions of population-based federal dollars over the next decade, experts say.