The poverty limits in the United States are critical benchmarks set by the federal government to determine eligibility for numerous assistance programs. These thresholds are based on family size and ...

Deep cuts in federal financial aid for college students. Less access to nutrition support programs. Millions of patients at risk of losing their health care. All of that is on the line as the Senate ...

During his campaign, President Donald Trump told supporters "I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare." Trump has managed to keep those promises since returning to the White House, ...

President Trump has repeatedly promised to "make America affordable again." But for those Americans most in need, his administration's latest budget plan would dramatically shrink the federal rental ...

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill introduced sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by tightening eligibility, expanding work requirements and increasing state responsibilities.

The Senate’s proposed higher education bill departed from the House version in many ways, but one provision remained almost completely untouched. That was workforce Pell, which would extend ...

The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide. By Brad Plumer Reporting from ...