Poverty that is transmitted form one generation to the next.

Government programs designed to alleviate poverty include various types of welfare and public assistance, the earned income tax credit, and polices and proposals that involve increasing wages.

Individuals who spend at least 27 weeks per year in the labor force (working or looking for work) but whose income falls below the official poverty level.

Individuals who do not have a home of their own and who stay at the home of family or friends.

Intergenerational poverty creates a persistently poor and socially disadvantaged population, referred to as the underclass.

High-interest or adjustable-rate mortgages that require little money down and are issued to borrowers with poor credit ratings or limited credit history.

A federal cash welfare program that involves work requirements and a five-year lifetime limit.

In the United State, the widening gap between the rich and the poor will not lead to class warfare.

The largest food assistance in the US that issues monthly benefits through coupons or plastic card.

Federally subsidized housing that is owned and operated by local public housing authorities (PHAs).

Laws that require state or municipal contractors, recipients of public subsidies or tax breaks, or, in some cases, all businesses to pay employees wages that are significantly above the federal minimum, enabling families to live above the poverty line.

Supplemental Security Income administered by the Social Security Administration offers minimum wage to only the poor people.

Eight goals that comprise an international agenda for reducing poverty and improving lives.

The skills, knowledge, and capabilities of individuals.

Poverty is associated with health problems and hunger, increased vulnerability from natural disasters, problems in education, problems in families and parenting, and housing problems.

a program in which faith-based and other neighborhood organizations receive federal funding for programs that serve the needy, such as homeless services and food aid programs.

The stresses associated with low income contribute to substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, divorce, and questionable parenting practices.

In high-income countries, increases in GDP are associated with reductions in poverty.

The provision of loans to people who are generally excluded from traditional credit services because of their low socioeconomic status.