Challenges continue for residents of greater Itasca County who represent a growing number of people who work but don’t make enough to afford a basic household survival budget
Households in this situation are referred to as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), meaning their income is above the poverty line but below the cost of living within the county where they live. A population that has become a focus of United Ways across Minnesota, including the United Way of 1000 Lakes, who shared a new report at the Minnesota Capital on September 10th.
The report, “ALICE in Minnesota: A Study of Financial Hardship,” conducted by United for ALICE and United Ways of Minnesota, highlights that while wages have increased at the fastest rate in four decades, the number of households struggling to get by in Minnesota grew from 2021 to 2022…