The Case for Restoring Household Food Security Data
Sakeenah Shabazz,
October 8, 2026
Blog post by Bread for the World, a member of CHN
The USDA’s discontinuation of its annual Household Food Security Report leaves a critical gap in understanding hunger in America, but advocates are pushing Congress and the USDA to restore this essential data collection and reporting.
States Can Bring Down Unaffordable Utility Bills
National Consumer Law Center,
October 7, 2026
Press release by the National Consumer Law Center, a member of CHN
The National Consumer Law Center outlines state policy solutions to lower utility bills, protect low-income households from disconnection, and ensure data centers pay their fair share of energy costs.
CHN First Look: What the Census Bureau’s New Data Shows — and What It Doesn’t
CHN Staff,
September 18, 2026
The Census Bureau released its 2025 income, poverty, and health insurance data on September 15. Based on that data, CHN released our new First Look at Poverty, Hardship, and the Impact of Human Needs Programs, a one-pager highlighting what the data tells us about poverty and hardship — and what it doesn’t.
The Income Squeeze: Millions of Americans with modest incomes finding it harder to afford the basics in 2025-2026
Deborah Weinstein,
September 11, 2026
Editor’s Note: The section “Wage Increases Have Not Kept Up with Inflation over the Past Year” has been updated on Sept. 14 to reflect the latest inflation and wage data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national poverty, income, and health insurance data being released by the Census...
What to expect from the September 15 Census poverty, income and health insurance data—and what you won’t get
Deborah Stein,
September 11, 2026
On September 15, the Census Bureau will release national 2025 poverty, income, and health insurance data, but not the ACS state and local data historically released the same week.
