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Low-income households in the United States are increasingly relying on government assistance rather than employment wages, a shift that raises important questions about the nation’s welfare system.

Americans have heard plenty about how, effective November 1, the federal government shutdown suspended regular food stamp payments to 42 million individuals. Food stamps are important welfare benefits ...

A few months ago, Christie Gardner's apartment was wrecked by a fire. Now she's living with the damage left by the fire, smoke, water, and the firemen who helped save her apartment. "It's a total ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of a federal program that provides direct cash assistance to the poor — the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. An investigation by ProPublica ...

PIKSEL / Getty Images/iStockphoto This is going to be a column about the Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. In other words, it will NOT be a column about Social Security. Supplemental Security ...

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THE CLAIM: The majority of people on welfare assistance are Black. “Welfare queens” exist and they constantly take advantage of government social support programs. The majority of those who receive ...