Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
- Overview of the official methodology used to calculate poverty in the United States from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization.
- http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/povinc.htm

US Shelters Swell - With Families
- Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor.
- http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1129/p1s1-ussc.html

The Welfare State
- This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries.
- http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/wstate.htm

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
- An overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history.
- http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/ssbg.shtml

Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty
- An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news.
- http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/poverty.shtml

The Lottery
- Article on the negative effects of the lottery. "People go there seeking hope, seeking huge benefits; instead they get ripped off, impoverished by the state government that was elected to protect them. The average person who consistently invests in t
- http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=1313&Bulletin_ID=48

The Begging Profession in India
- Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs.
- http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/bhiksha/begging.htm

Government Benefit Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half
- Study from the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the effectiveness of government programs in reducing poverty.
- http://www.cbpp.org/snd98.htm