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How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?

How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?

Update: 2024-12-14

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Are most Americans barely holding their head above water when it comes to personal finances?

That’s what various US politicians and news outlets keep suggesting.

They can’t stop using a statistic about people living “paycheck to paycheck”.

But what does this really mean?

We go behind the headlines to unpick the numbers.

Contributor:
Ben Krauss, journalist

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Vicky Baker and Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: Andrew Mills
Editor: Richard Vadon

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How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?

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