Budget bills passed by Congress this year maintain funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the ...

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 ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Thousands of people in Forsyth County could soon lose access to essential federal assistance programs if the government shutdown continues into next month. County leaders say ...

Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ law will mean a big new expense for Michigan, which will be required to pay a larger share of administrative costs for federal food assistance.

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Crucial government programs that feed families and heat homes are among those that will start to run out of money on Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown drags on. Democrats in the U.S. Senate ...

The actual number of people without a home is much higher than the number of people who get counted, said Kasey Vienckowski, leader of the Homeless Planning Team at Monarch Housing Associates. The ...