Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed or ALICE is a definition used to describe households in the United States who earn more than the Federal Poverty Level but not enough to be economically secure. ^[1]

The term ALICE was coined in 2012 by the United Way of Northern New Jersey, to describe households that earn too much income to qualify for food stamps but still need assistance. ^{[2] [3]} The United Way has defined an Alice threshold for each type of household (rural or urban) in each U.S. county, ^[4] based on an estimated cost of living. ALICE describes about 29% of the population and 42% of families in the U.S., including people below the poverty line. ^[5]

References

1. Thelin, Nicole (2023-10-02). "What is ALICE?". Low Income Relief. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
2. Troutt, David Dante (November 2016). The Price of Paradise: The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America. NYU Press. pp. 151–152. ISBN   978-1-4798-2880-7.
3. Shelden, Randall G.; Troshynski, Emily I. (2019-07-16). Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society: Third Edition. Waveland Press. p. 255. ISBN   978-1-4786-3986-2.
4. White, Elizabeth (2020-01-28). 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 33. ISBN   978-1-5011-9683-6.
5. Kaplan, Noah Sheidlower, Juliana. "Meet the typical ALICE: Americans struggling to afford basic necessities but making too much to get help". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-02-08.