/tags/cost-of-living cost of living en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-16/builders-of-hope-dallas-toolkit-combat-housing-displacement Builders of Hope's "right to stay" campaign is aimed at creating policy changes to prevent displacement as housing costs rise.Dallas nonprofit push efforts to address housing displacement Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-16/builders-of-hope-dallas-toolkit-combat-housing-displacement Zara Amaechi /texas-news/2023-12-01/more-than-765-000-older-texans-are-struggling-to-cover-housing-costs A new Harvard University study found an increase in the number of Texas households headed by people 65 or older spending more than 30% of their income on housing. Advocates say keeping older adults housed will require substantial public investment and reforms. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:22:14 GMT /texas-news/2023-12-01/more-than-765-000-older-texans-are-struggling-to-cover-housing-costs Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune /business-economy/2021-10-13/social-securitys-cost-of-living-adjustment-will-see-its-biggest-jump-in-decades Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2021-10-13/social-securitys-cost-of-living-adjustment-will-see-its-biggest-jump-in-decades Associated Press /texas-news/2017-04-06/you-need-57-984-a-year-to-live-comfortably-in-dallas-the-median-income-is-much-lower To live “comfortably” in Dallas these days, you’ll need $57,984 per year, according to a report published this week by Go Banking Rates, a financial… Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:20:52 GMT /texas-news/2017-04-06/you-need-57-984-a-year-to-live-comfortably-in-dallas-the-median-income-is-much-lower /2015-10-27/from-living-wages-to-strong-schools-dallas-mayors-task-force-on-poverty-gets-to-work City of Dallas and community leaders gathered Tuesday to talk about everything from child poverty to living wage jobs. Experts say getting a grip on the… Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:11:41 GMT /2015-10-27/from-living-wages-to-strong-schools-dallas-mayors-task-force-on-poverty-gets-to-work Courtney Collins /2015-06-23/teen-moms-have-to-raise-kids-while-jumping-financial-hurdles Landing a good job is especially tough with a newborn to care for. When you're a teen mom, it's more complicated still. That’s where a Dallas non-profit… Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:28:17 GMT /2015-06-23/teen-moms-have-to-raise-kids-while-jumping-financial-hurdles Courtney Collins /business/2015-04-08/texas-advocacy-group-calls-for-minimum-wage-hike-to-10-10-an-hour Half a dozen bills designed to raise the state’s minimum wage are working their way through a Texas House committee. Currently, Texas pays at the federal… Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:43:13 GMT /business/2015-04-08/texas-advocacy-group-calls-for-minimum-wage-hike-to-10-10-an-hour Courtney Collins /business-economy/2015-02-24/learn-about-dallas-jubilee-park-in-new-kera-series Going to school, finding a good job, opening a savings account, buying a home -- they're all parts of the American dream. But they might just be dreams… Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2015-02-24/learn-about-dallas-jubilee-park-in-new-kera-series Jeff Whittington /business-economy/2014-08-04/new-report-shows-a-high-growth-rate-of-women-owned-businesses-in-texas A report out this year found the number of women-owned businesses has increased at one and a half times the national average between 1997 and 2014. During… Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:38:56 GMT /business-economy/2014-08-04/new-report-shows-a-high-growth-rate-of-women-owned-businesses-in-texas Sam Baker /government/2014-06-22/dallas-mayor-wants-city-council-to-consider-raising-minimum-wage-for-some-workers Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said over the weekend he wants the City Council to consider raising the minimum wage for workers employed by city contractors.… Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:51:38 GMT /government/2014-06-22/dallas-mayor-wants-city-council-to-consider-raising-minimum-wage-for-some-workers Shelley Kofler, Eric Aasen