$2,600 a Year. That's What's Left

$2,600 a Year. That's What's Left

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the issue I hear about more than any other: the high cost of living.

A new report from the Poverty Research Institute puts numbers to what so many of you already feel. More than three million New Jersey residents, about a third of our state, cannot afford basic necessities like housing, food, and child care. That is more than triple the number counted under the outdated federal poverty measure.  

Mark.Greenbaum… Tue, 07/21/2026 - 14:58 July 21, 2026