The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two ...

There are now 2,000 home-buying assistance programs across the U.S.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history affected many federal programs that help Americans. While the government is back up and running, some of those aid programs are not. The government ...

Reporter Derrick Jones explained that while federal disaster aid is available, it comes with limitations that can leave producers searching for additional support. William Taylor, a Southeast Texas ...

Initial numbers show marketplace sign-ups down by more than 1 million people nationwide in 2026, with enrollment expected to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Americans are the most generous people on Earth. Yet in Ohio and across the nation, well-intended government programs often trap ...

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

WASHINGTON — Tougher requirements that President Donald Trump’s administration is planning for housing subsidies prompted sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers about the potential impact on aging ...

Federal funding cuts are impacting food assistance programs and local farmers on the Central Coast, causing losses in production and income. A program that connects farmers with food banks to provide ...

Applications are now open for New York’s cooling assistance program, as Gov. Kathy Hochul warns that proposed federal cuts ...