living wage

A new report from the United Way takes a look at a sometimes overlooked demographic — people who are above the federal poverty line, but don't earn enough money to pay for basic needs every month, what the report calls ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. 46% of New Mexican households fall below that threshold.

Report finds almost half of New Mexico households live below their “survival budget”

Daniel Montaño

A first of its kind report for New Mexico looks at a particular demographic of people living above the federal poverty level, but still struggling to make ends meet. The study found 46% of New Mexico households fall below the threshold for what United Way calls ALICE.

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