Minimum Wage Math
$15,080 a year at federal minimum wage
A full-time worker at $7.25 an hour earns only $15,080 before taxes. Recent housing-wage research shows many renters need far more than that to afford a modest home.
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Data hub
Five evidence pages with current national data
These pages are now active and linked to recent federal or national housing, poverty, and child-wellbeing sources.
Poverty and Family Separation
Neglect remains the leading child-welfare finding
Federal child-welfare reporting continues to show neglect as the most common maltreatment category, which is one reason material hardship is too often treated as parental failure.
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The Voucher Lottery
Most eligible households still receive no rental help
Recent federal rental-assistance reporting shows that limited funding leaves many income-eligible households without the support they need to remain stably housed.
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Who Profits From the Gap
Median rent rose 23% while renter income rose 5%
Recent national housing data shows rents continuing to outpace renter incomes. Families absorb that mismatch through debt, displacement, and instability while rent extraction continues.
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What Worked
Child poverty fell 46% in 2021
The evidence base already exists for interventions that keep families stable. When lawmakers expanded the Child Tax Credit and related supports, child poverty fell sharply.
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