Struggling Despite Hard Work: Michigan and Detroit

In: https://doi.org/10.7916/D8445W60

Abstract

This fact sheet examines employment among low-income families as well as their use of work support benefits. It presents information for Michigan as a whole and for Detroit, where 20 percent of the state's low-income children live. Findings show that while most low-income children have parents who work, many do not receive assistance from the supports designed to help low-income families make ends meet.