The Republican megabill enacted in July will require most states to pay a share of SNAP food benefit costs — for many states, ...

Jamie Kuykendall was charged $200 of fines for traffic tickets in 2004 and 2008. As a low-income mother, she could not pay for them and they racked up thousands of dollars of debt through interest and ...

The move, announced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), affects five states led by Democratic governors: ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social Security check to get by. She was navigating the loss of her federal food aid benefits when she ...

The Upward Mobility Act is a proposed bill that would combine multiple federal anti-poverty programs into a single, flexible ...

The government has decided to collect an additional 19.73 billion won annually from the financial sector to reduce interest ...

Drivers in Pennsylvania and Michigan have benefited from temporary consumer protections during economic downturns and ...

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, rubs his hands together as he checks the level on his oil at home in hopes that he will have enough oil to outlast the shutdown ...