The tax cuts should help some people, but changes to programs such as food stamps will hurt low-income consumers.

On Oct. 1, the gross income limit to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits increased, as did the maximum amount of money received. This was due to an annual cost of living ...

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025.

James Fishback said the whole idea came to him in a recent dream: Send American taxpayers dividend checks with whatever money Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency saves as it dismantles ...

During President Donald Trump’s first term (Trump 1.0), his economic policies set the stage for higher wages and more job opportunities for working people, especially low- and middle-income families.

It is easy to understand why some people who live in Washington are nervous about a second Trump administration. Vice President Kamala Harris won 93 percent of the vote in the nation’s capital and ...

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's signature tax break on tips promises relatively few upsides for low-income Americans, who face a net loss of income under his massive tax ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is America’s largest anti-hunger initiative, and its precarious future is making anxiety-inducing headlines. The program serves over 40 million ...

Former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson, who’s running to reclaim that job, appears to have received assistance paying her water and sewer bills despite making more income than is eligible to ...

State officials on Thursday kicked off a $156 million solar energy program with the aim of powering New Jersey's low-income and disadvantaged communities. Funded through the U.S. Environmental ...

A monthly benefit provided to women with low income during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy was associated with improved newborn and early childhood health outcomes, according to a ...

A new Tax Policy Center analysis finds that raising the cap to $20,000 would increase the federal debt by about $225 billion from 2025 to 2034, assuming all expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts ...