Forty Percent of NYC’s Working Families Don’t Make Enough to Afford Basics

A new study determines the amount of income necessary to meet the basic needs of working families without public or private assistance

With the cost of living rising at nearly three times the rate of wages, 2.5 million working-age New Yorkers are struggling to provide food, housing, and other basic necessities for their families. United Way of New York City, The Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement, City Harvest, and The ...
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Forty Percent of NYC’s Working Families Don’t Make Enough to Afford Basics