INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — United Way researchers told News 8 child care investments and reinforcing the social safety net are the top ways state policymakers can reverse the growing number of households that can’t meet basic necessities.

A new report tracks the number of households in each state that are categorized by the acronym, ALICE.

That’s United Way’s term for households that are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. Sam Snideman, United Way of Central Indiana’s vice president of government relations, said unlike the federal poverty line, which is a national ...