New report details the challenges facing low-income families in North Carolina

About this episode

The episode discusses a report on the challenges faced by low-income families in North Carolina amidst an affordability crisis.

Over 12% of North Carolinians were living in poverty in 2024. However, a new report finds a much larger group in North Carolina still struggles to make ends meet. An additional 28% of the state’s households earn above the federal poverty threshold but not enough to afford basic expenses. We discuss the study and the affordability crisis impacting families.

People in this episode

Host: Mike Collins

Topics covered

• poverty
• low-income families
• affordability crisis
• North Carolina
• economic challenges

Keywords

• poverty
• North Carolina
• low-income families
• affordability
• economic challenges
• households

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WFAE

Places: North Carolina

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