A new bill by state Rep. Stephanie Berault would replace the current, fragmented system of public assistance and workforce ...

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But AARP’s report found that most adults ages 50 and older who were eligible for SNAP in 2022 did not participate in the ...

Food is an essential human need. The United States has the resources to ensure everyone has enough to eat and no one goes ...

A new bill introduced in Congress aims to shield Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from future cuts ...

Michigan social support groups say small cuts to programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ...

The SSA’s removal of a rule counting food assistance as income will expand SSI eligibility and increase payments for many ...

It’s a bold move, directly targeting some of the world’s most influential companies run by its richest and most powerful men, ...

Pennsylvania child advocates are calling out counties for using Social Security funds to offset care costs for foster youth, ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said a new law, which reorganizes a decade-old welfare reform law signed by Gov. Sam Brownback, "puts ...

As discussions about federal budget cuts intensify, the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program hangs in the ...

The Benefits Eligibility Solution's contract cost has nearly doubled and it's years overdue, as the state grapples with ...