ALICE index

More than one in three families has used apps like Klarna or Afterpay to cover the cost of food in the past 12 months, according to a poll from No Kid Hungry.

A family of four must earn at least $106,000 annually to afford basic needs across the region, according to United Way's 2026 ALICE report.

A Polk County ESE paraprofessional faces the “benefits cliff” after a modest raise, with food and transportation costs squeezing every paycheck.

Findings from United Way Suncoast and United for ALICE shows families can't keep up with increasing costs.

A report released on April 26 by United Way Suncoast sheds light on how these households fared during the pandemic — and which ones suffered the most.

A report published by United Way Suncoast, COVID and Financial Hardship in Florida, discovers 2 in 5 households in the greater Tampa Bay region were living on the edge of poverty by 2021.

The numbers of employed Floridians barely able to afford basic living expenses has seen some improvements in Florida, according new data from the United...