Sentences with phrase «incomes remain stagnant»

And, as the cost of living continues to rise while incomes remain stagnant, many people find that they are incurring a rising debt in an effort to maintain their life style.

The City will leverage Project - Based Section 8 vouchers to make housing affordable to those seniors whose income remains stagnant or declines over time, and will continue to push for expanding income eligibility in the SCRIE program.

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The income of those at the top of the economic scale continues to rise, while the income of many of those in the middle or bottom has remained stagnant or even declined.

Tura et al (2013) stated that although promising progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal four through substantial reduction in under - five mortality, the decline in neonatal mortality remains stagnant, mainly in the middle and low - income countries.

We've watched the cost of living increase, but the income requirements for SCHE and DHE have remained stagnant,» said Mayor de Blasio.

In 2004, County contributions comprised more than 85 % of the Library's operating and materials budgets with the balance made up of State operating aid, which has remained relatively stagnant, as well as library fines, fees and related income.

James Browne, the author of the report, said: «With real earnings growth slow, and more tax increases and benefit cuts to come, household incomes are likely to remain stagnant for some time to come.

Despite the steady rise in the cost of living in New York City, the income threshold for these programs have remained at a stagnant $ 29,000 since 2006.

A separate report tracking how consumers feel had estimated that their sentiment rose in December, reaching the highest level in six months, but remained relatively low on concerns about stagnant incomes.

It is absolutely true that real income earned by the lower class has remained stagnant or slightly decreased for decades while the real income of the wealthy has increased significantly.

Tucson's job growth remained relatively stagnant the past five years with median household income in the metro area 15.5 % below that of the U. S. Several recent, high - profile jobs announcements included hundreds of highly - skilled and highly - compensated positions.