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Study finds NJ poverty rates the highest in the Northeast PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

by Tom Hester
The Star-Ledger

The Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research Institute today plans to release a wide-ranging report on the cost of living in New Jersey and its effect on the poor.

The study, "The Real Cost of Living in 2008: The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New Jersey,'' is expected to show that poverty in New Jersey is the highest among surrounding Northeast states and higher than the national average. The report is also expected to show poverty among female-headed households with children has grown worse since 2005.

READ MORE: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/report_1_in_5_new_jerseyans_ca.html

 




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