Summary: US poor struggle with Rents
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nearly three times the federal minimum wage - to afford rent and utilities for a two-bedroom apartment, the National Low Income Housing Coalition says.
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The Bush administration is working to combat the country's severe housing crisis but there is no simple solution, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday
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Hundreds of thousands of poor people  are denied access to public housing in the United States  because they have criminal records, sometimes for crimes as  petty as shoplifting, Human Rights Watch said in a report  released on Monday.
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It is not just tough to find a place to live when you&#39;re earning minimum wage. It&#39;s practically impossible. According to an annual survey by a
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Empty homes and for-sale signs clutter neighborhoods. You've lost your job or know someone who has. Your paycheck and nest egg are taking a hit. Could the country be in recession?
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Burdensome state and local  regulations hurt efforts to build housing that is affordable  for low- and middle-income people, and the problem has only  worsened over the past decade, a U.S. government report said on  Monday.
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The Census Bureau reported today that 36.5 million Americans, or 12.3 percent, were living in poverty last year, down from 12.6 percent in 2005.
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Comment is free: Ban Ki-moon: The negative aspects of the era of mobility too often overshadow its potential power: to bring millions out of poverty.
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It becomes more difficult for US low-wage workers to afford appropriate housing. â There are only four counties in the country - Wayne, Crawford, and Lawrence counties in Illinois and Washington County, Florida
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WASHINGTON -- A new report indicates that one in every five US jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four. As a result, nearly 39 million Americans, including 20 million children, are members
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One in every five U.S. jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four, according to a study by the nonpartisan Working Poor Families Project.
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Some economists are starting to question the magnitude of housingÂs impact on national habits of spending and thrift.
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Nearly half of employed people in the world live on less than two dollars a day and another 500 million live on less than a dollar, according to the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) World Employment Report 2004-2005.
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Burdensome state and local regulations hurt efforts to build housing that is affordable for low- and middle-income people, and the problem has only worsened over the past decade, a U.S. government report said on Monday.
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CONYERS, Georgia  - Just because you earn a bit above minimum wage doesn't mean you're not one step away from financial ruin, according to people on low wages in two U.S. states.
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One out of every four working American families earns wages so low they struggle to survive financially, according to a report due out today.
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As Americans flee the cities for the suburbs, many are failing to leave poverty behind.