More than four million, or 42 percent, of Texas households couldn’t afford basic needs such as housing, child care, food, transportation and technology in 2016, according to a new report released by United Ways of Texas. ALICE, or “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed," are households that earn more than the federal poverty level (meaning they may not qualify for some help), but less than the basic cost of living in Texas. The ALICE project started as a pilot program in New Jersey and now includes 18 states... The report provides county-level information and tracks what Texas households experienced from 2007...
