Quoting from the article: Driving up the numbers are “rapid increases” across the spectrum of daily expenses, from rent to childcare, that have “left many low-income and even moderate-income households unable to afford adequate food,” the report said.
According to the Economic Progress Institute’s 2024 Rhode Island Standard of Need, a single adult needs an estimated $39,741 a year to meet basic needs in the state, or more than double the $14,580 suggested by the federal poverty level.