Republicans and Democrats are duking it out in a battle of reciprocal blaming, but the potential loss of family meals, baby formula, fruits and vegetables could make millions of low-income Americans ...

A program that helps low-income Pennsylvania residents pay heating bills will be delayed because of the federal government shutdown. The commonwealth’s Department of Human Services on Wednesday ...

Home energy costs are on the rise. As the government shutdown continues, it could get harder for low-income families to afford their heating bills.Getty Images—catnap72 Reporter The government ...

A group of Tennessee county officials are urging Gov. Bill Lee to take advantage of a federal food benefits program they say ...

Thousands of people enrolled in short-term, job-focused programs will soon be able to use federal grants to pay tuition, which could reshape how low-income students access higher education and the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Crucial food assistance for about 6.7 million low-income Americans has been put in jeopardy by a federal government shutdown that the deeply divided U.S. Congress shows ...

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...

New York must tax the rich to offset coming federal cuts, according to New York City’s largest homeless shelter provider. In a new report on the rising risk of family homelessness, the shelter ...

Spending cuts should be made in an above-board way, however, not by tripping up Americans with bureaucratic landmines.

Administering a guaranteed income program requires massive capacity to deploy and manage. The state would have to facilitate enrollment, keep mailing addresses or bank information ...