Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP and other social welfare programs exist to give our society's most vulnerable assistance to get back on their feet. Recently, however, Maryland's social programs have been inu ...

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SSI is a federal welfare program that really has nothing to do with Social Security, other than the fact that it is managed by the Social Security Administration. Juanmonino / Getty Images I can tell ...

A key House Republican seeking significant spending cuts, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), has set his sights on means-tested programs, a line of attack that could garner ...

The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California ...

A column in the Wall Street Journal last week by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and former Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas), titled “Welfare is What’s Eating the Budget,” argued ...

The gap between the number of eligible Americans and those who actually receive public assistance benefits often comes down to the administrative burdens posed by state and federal bureaucracies.

The United States can save money on welfare and even increase its benefits by making simple changes to welfare programs. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday highlighted the expanding coverage and measurable impact of its social protection programs for senior citizens, children, and ...

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At the same time, the strategy of targeting welfare could help the GOP steer clear of proposing cuts to the popular old-age entitlement programs Social Security and Medicare. In other words, it’s an ...