Child poverty is rising swiftly in Canada and the Liberal government's Canada Child Benefit "has lost its power to sustain poverty reduction" and bring down income inequality, says a new report from ...

Tracking the uptake of federal benefits would better serve low-income Canadians and lift more people above the poverty line ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. National report spotlights the devastating impact of deepening poverty, rising youth unemployment, and recommends ...

What if the best medicine isn't a pill or vaccine — but it's cold cash? The study is impressive in its scale. Researchers combined two Brazilian datasets — one from the Ministry of Health and one that ...

We get detailed measurements of population, participation and productivity. Advocates want to add a fourth "p" — poverty — so we can understand our economy.

What if the best medicine isn't a pill or vaccine — but it's cold cash? There's a growing body of research that suggests economic programs that give money to very poor people can have major health ...