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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Kentucky residents may be eligible for assistance with high summertime utility bills through the Low-Income Home Energy ...

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 ...

The Trump administration wants to eliminate a program that directly assists people with their gas and electric bills.

Americans are the most generous people on Earth. Yet in Ohio and across the nation, well-intended government programs often trap our fellow citizens in poverty instead of providing a path to upward ...