Ariela Reynoso spends many nights scrolling on LinkedIn, browsing job postings that dangle the prospect of a better life for her and her 4-year-old son. Then she snaps back to reality. The East Boston ...

Supplemental Security Income benefits have not been updated in years. Several rule changes to take effect in September are aimed at improving access to benefits and increase payment amounts. The ...

Many veterans who receive payouts for service-related disabilities are being shut out from a range of public assistance programs because the benefit puts them over income eligibility thresholds, ...

The cold wind at the public assistance office and the mountain of paperwork: Angry parents and children, administrators ...

Public assistance, commonly called welfare, and the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, are two lifelines that millions of American households depend on to stave off hunger and make ends meet ...

A new article that evaluated the impact of changes to the scope or generosity of social safety net programs concludes that public welfare policy has measurable benefits for public safety. Written by ...