Background The COVID-19 pandemic reversed a decade of progress in reducing child food insufficiency in the United States.

The system that supports America’s most vulnerable families is broken. Current social services only reach a fraction of the people who need help, and as federal funding dwindles, so does our reach.

(NEXSTAR) – Some payments from the U.S. Social Security Administration will arrive a little bit differently this December. No one will miss a check, but beneficiaries should expect their payments in ...

Social Security payments for December are about to be sent to recipients ahead of January's scheduled cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the ...

The third and final wave of Social Security payments for November is scheduled to be distributed this week, with approximately a month until the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment takes effect. The ...

The agency that oversaw Minnesota’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) did not perform required security reviews of a computer system critical to the program’s operation, according to ...

SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Snap (SNAP.N), opens new tab said on Monday it will offer Australians the chance to verify their age with software owned by the country's banks as the internet platform ...

Close to 74 million Americans receive Social Security benefits. Nearly two-thirds (63%) say their checks account for at least half of their personal income, according to the Pew Research Center, and ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with ...

Democratic Senators are pushing legislation that could hike monthly Social Security payments by $200, arguing senior citizens are struggling to keep up with sky-high costs. The recently introduced ...