United Way: More Pressure on Local Households
May 24, 2024
The United Way says the number of households struggling to get by in Michigan grew by more than 100,000 from 2021 to 2022, leaving 1.7 million households living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Here in northwest lower Michigan, 14,084 households are in poverty, and another 35,701 are classified as ALICE households (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Emlpoyed), defined as those earning
above the Federal Poverty Level but less than what’s needed to survive in the current economy.
"ALICE workers could be child care providers, home health aides, cashiers, or any of those who are
working low-wage jobs with little or no savings, often just one emergency away from poverty," the United Way of Northwest Michigan said in a statement.
See below for data released by UWNLM. For much more information, visit their website.
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