Section 2: Today's Low-income America
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Typically, legal aid organizations can use LSC funds only to serve the legal needs of people with household incomes at or below 125% of the federal poverty leve
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San Jose lags on low-income housing goals - San José Spotlight
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USDA ERS - Chart Detail
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The Report The Justice Gap Report
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Executive Summary The Justice Gap Report
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How the American middle class has changed in the past five decades
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Executive Summary The Justice Gap Report
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U.S. consumers, low-income households included, still spending, BofA research says
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2017 Justice Gap Report LSC - Legal Services Corporation: America's Partner for Equal Justice
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American Households, Part V: Household Income and Types — HOME
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The role of financial aid policy in shaping income and post-secondary attendance patterns in the US and Canada