A summary of the Heartland Alliance poverty report
Chicago Tribune, United States More than 672000 households used food stamps in March, an increase of 14 percent, or 82300 households, since December 2007. COUNTY INDICATORS: The report placed 24 counties on its poverty warning list and 46 on its watch list, based on four indicators: … Study: Recession pushing Illinoisans into poverty Study finds rise in Ill. poverty Report predicts more suburbanites will fall into poverty |
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