Sentences with phrase «earn below poverty line»

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«It is a disgrace in our country that you can be working full time, earning the minimum wage, and still fall below the poverty line when you're trying to raise your family,» Hochul said.

«US National Autism Indicators Report 2016: Vocational rehabilitation: More than half with autism found to leave program with jobs, but most earn wages below poverty line.»

Children whose parents are employed full time are less likely to live below the poverty line, but earning a wage was no guarantee of economic security in 2015, according to NCCP research.

In a powerful summary article, Sara McClanahan and Christopher Jencks tell us that today 40 percent of the families who are headed by a single mother earn incomes that leave them below the poverty line, while only 8 percent of dual - parent families are in a similar predicament.

Students are eligible to apply for vouchers if their families receive food stamps or earn below 185 percent of the poverty line.

The great thing about income - based repayment is that your payment amount could actually be $ 0 per month if you don't earn any income or are below your state's poverty line.

With a population of 10,000, 73.9 % are minority, 42.4 % live below the poverty line, 28.09 % did not graduate high school, and only 14 % earned a college degree.

This Florida - based center has earned a reputation for providing thousands of meals to those below the poverty line.

Of the four measures of economic well - being, New Jersey's outlook worsened in three — the percent of children living in families earning below the meager federal poverty line of about $ 23,500 for a family of four, children whose parents lack secure employment and children living in families paying too much for housing.