Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A client picks out groceries at the Feeding South Florida food pantry on October 27, 2025 in Pembroke Park, Florida. - Joe ...

Countless Americans don’t take advantage of the social safety net, even when they’re eligible. Learn what you could earn ...

Starting in 2027, work requirements kick in for certain beneficiaries on Medicaid, while new work rules for the SNAP food assistance program took effect on Nov. 1. These reforms mandated by the One ...

America's promise to protect people in old age is fraying at the very moment the country is aging faster than ever. Programs built as "safety nets" are leaving growing gaps, and older adults are ...

(CNN) — The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well ...