Public assistance, commonly called welfare, and the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, are two lifelines that millions of American households depend on to stave off hunger and make ends meet ...

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

Republicans are hating on food stamps again. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt-ceiling bill expanded coverage of an existing work requirement to receive food stamps to include people aged 49 to 55, ...

It’s a simple question with an obvious answer: Should Americans work as a condition of receiving welfare? More than two-thirds of Americans respond with a resounding yes. But while the principle of ...

Even without a government shutdown and the threatened cessation in federal food assistance benefits on Nov. 1, more people around the Lowcountry have food insecurity than in a long time. The ...

SHUTDOWN IS STRETCHING INTO DAY 30. THE FINANCIAL FALLOUT IS HITTING HOME. FEDERAL WORKERS, INCLUDING TSA OFFICERS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ARE MISSING A PAYCHECK. AND LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF ...

After a brief uptick in 2022, the number of Georgians receiving food stamps has dropped by nearly 11% since this time last year. And fewer Georgians are receiving welfare benefits this year than last, ...